title: Silicon Raman polarizer.
abstract: We theoretically investigate the polarization properties of Raman amplifiers based on silicon-on-insulator waveguides, and show that it is possible to realize a waveguide Raman polarizer. The Raman polarizer is a special type of Raman amplifier with the property of producing an amplified and highly repolarized beam when it is fed by a relatively weak and unpolarized signal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, Università di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. victor.kozlov@ing.unibs.it
authors.forename: Victor V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Kozlov
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wabnitz