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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Simultaneous achievement of polarization attraction and Raman amplification in optical fibers

Alexandre SauterGuy MillotStéphane Pitois

subject

Optical fiberMaterials scienceRaman amplificationbusiness.industryPhysics::OpticsNonlinear opticsPolarization (waves)AttractionMolecular physicslaw.inventionsymbols.namesakeFour-wave mixingOpticslawsymbolsPhysics::Atomic PhysicsbusinessRaman scatteringCircular polarization

description

We present a theoretical analysis and experimental demonstration of the combined effects of polarization attraction and Raman amplification in isotropic optical fibers. The polarization attraction is based on four-wave mixing interaction of counterpropagating waves.

https://doi.org/10.1364/nlgw.2004.md2