Raman-induced polarization-dependent gain in parametric amplifiers pumped with orthogonally polarized lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 397-399

  Lin, Q ^a   Yaman, F ^a   Agrawal, Govind P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical parametric amplifiers; Polarization; Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER OPTICS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LASERS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MIXING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; PARAMETRIC DEVICES; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

INDUCED POLARIZATION; INDUCED REFRACTIVE INDEX; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; POLARIZED LASERS; RAMAN SCATTERING; VARIATIONS OF;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 33845733831     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.862365     Document Type: Article

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