Polarization switching of stimulated Raman scattering in optical fibers by dual-frequency pumping

Opt Lett. 1997 Nov 1;22(21):1595-7. doi: 10.1364/ol.22.001595.

Abstract

Experiments are presented showing that under dual-frequency, orthogonal-polarization pumping, stimulated Raman scattering in optical birefringent fibers can be suppressed in one of the two fiber axes. For relatively small-frequency spacing and group-velocity mismatch between the pumps, Stokes light is suppressed along the polarization direction of the highest-frequency pump, owing to the orthogonal component of the Raman gain.