title: Simultaneous achievement of polarization attraction and Raman amplification in isotropic optical fibers.
abstract: 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 process is based on four-wave mixing interaction of counterpropagating pump and signal waves. We show that this technique can be used for the design of a highly efficient nonlinear system that permits the simultaneous processing of repolarization and amplification of light waves in dielectric media.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique de l'Université de Bourgogne, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR 5027), 9 Avenue Alain Savary, B.P. 47870, 21078 Dijon, France. spitois@u-bourgogne.fr
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitois
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauter
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Millot