Raman amplification and optical short pulse generation in a waveguide with periodic gain

Abstract

In this paper a new configuration of amplification is proposed for Raman amplification. In this new configuration a spatial periodic Raman gain is used to amplify a CW Raman seed that generates a short optical pulse taking into account the SPM, XPM, walk-off and pulse depletion. The amplification process is accomplished by using an intense pump pulse where its energy is transferred through SRS effect. A CW weak seed is used to represent the signal to be amplified and for pump is used a Gaussian pulse. We discuss the advantages to this configuration. First, this scheme means that the Raman-gain coefficient assumes a periodic characteristic and like a modulation process, it gives possibility to control the energy transfer from the pump to Raman seed. Second, the efficient use of the parameters of the periodic Raman coefficient function, like amplitude and frequency of the modulation, can result in a more efficient control of the signal amplification. This new configuration provides some very interesting features in the Raman amplification process when compared to the standard procedure. A complete discussion of this configuration is presented.