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In this paper, the gain spectrum and the saturation behavior of one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifiers (1-P FOPAs) are investigated by taking into account the fourth-order dispersion coefficient b₄ in the analysis. The results show that it is necessary to consider b₄ in the analysis when the wavelength difference between the signal and pump waves is large enough and/or whenever the pump wavelength approaches to the zero-dispersion wavelength (ZDW) of the fiber. Also, it is shown that by increasing the value of b₄, the gain value is increased and the saturation power is decreased. Finally, the simulation results are compared with the available experimental data and a very good agreement is obtained.