Experimental signatures of extreme optical fluctuations in lumped Raman fiber amplifiers

Kamal Hammani (1) , Christophe Finot (1)

1 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne

In this work, we experimentally investigate several temporal and spectral methods to highlight extreme fluctuations which can develop during the Raman amplification of an ultrashort pulse train. Forward and backward pumping schemes are compared to dual pass configurations.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Kamal Hammani, Christophe Finot. Experimental signatures of extreme optical fluctuations in lumped Raman fiber amplifiers. Optical Fiber Technology, 2012, 18 (02), pp.93-100. ⟨10.1016/j.yofte.2012.01.003⟩. ⟨hal-00644860⟩