title: Experimental generation of parabolic pulses via Raman amplification in optical fiber.
abstract: Parabolic pulse generation via Raman amplification is experimentally demonstrated in 5.3 km of non-zero dispersion shifted fiber presenting normal group velocity dispersion at the injected signal pulse wavelength of 1550 nm. The fiber is pumped by a commercially-available continuous wave source at 1455 nm, and the intensity and chirp of the amplifier output are characterized using frequency-resolved optical gating. For 2.4 pJ input pulses of 10 ps duration, the output pulse characteristics are studied as a function of amplifier gain over the range 11-24 dB, allowing the evolution of the input pulse to a parabolic pulse to be clearly seen for amplifier gains exceeding 15 dB. Numerical compression of the output pulses show that near chirp-free pulses can be obtained using only linear chirp compensation.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finot
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Millot
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Billet
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dudley