【Abstract】:The features of Raman amplifier, especially the polarization dependence of gain are introduced in this paper. The schemes of decreasing the polarization dependence of Raman gain,such as polarization keeping fiber, polarization WDM, depolarized diode pump and backward pumping are discussed.
Sergei Popov and Evgeny Vanin 测量了色散补偿光纤、色散移位光纤和单模光纤三种光纤Raman增益在同向传输机制和相反传输机制情况下的偏振依赖特性[9]。实验数据表明,色散补偿光纤、色散移位光纤后向泵浦呈现很低的偏振依赖性。色散补偿光纤并且与其他类型光纤相比,具有较大的Raman增益。而前向泵浦时,Raman放大器呈现不同的偏振依赖性。实验同时表明,使用短的单模光纤(125km)和增加泵浦功率,无论前向和后向泵浦都表现出偏振依赖性。
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