Optical rogue-wave-like extreme value fluctuations in fiber Raman amplifiers.
We report experimental observation and characterization of rogue wave-like extreme value statistics arising from pump-signal noise transfer in a fiber Raman amplifier. Specifically, by exploiting Raman amplification with an incoherent pump, the amplified signal is shown to develop a series of temporal intensity spikes whose peak power follows a power-law probability distribution. The results are interpreted using a numerical model of the Raman gain process using coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations, and the numerical model predicts results in good agreement with experiment.
Institut CARNOT Bourgogne, UMR 5209 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Kamal
K
Hammani
Christophe
C
Finot
John M
JM
Dudley
Guy
G
Millot
D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D016477:Artifacts; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055100:Optical Fibers; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000295:instrumentation*