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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Generation and detection of optical rogue-wave-like fluctuations in fiber Raman amplifiers

Kamal HammaniGuy MillotJohn M. DudleyChristophe Finot

subject

PhysicsOptical fiberbusiness.industryPhysics::OpticsNonlinear opticsNoise (electronics)law.inventionOptical pumpingOpticslawOptoelectronicsProbability distributionStimulated emissionFiberRogue wavebusiness

description

Rogue wave-like statistics is reported in a fiber Raman amplifier. The pump-signal noise transfer leads to the development of large peak-power fluctuations following a powerlaw probability distribution. Discrimination of the rarest events is demonstrated.

https://doi.org/10.1109/leoswt.2009.4771739