Title :
High-nonlinearity fiber optical parametric amplifier with periodic dispersion compensation
Author :
Marhic, Michel E. ; Yang, Frank S. ; Ho, Min-Chen ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Theory shows that the maximum gain and bandwidth of one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifiers made from high-nonlinearity fiber, operated with a pump wavelength λp far from the fiber zero-dispersion wavelength λ0 can greatly be improved by periodic dispersion compensation. We have performed experiments and obtained good agreement with theory: for λp=1542 and λ0=1591 nm, we have increased the bandwidth from 7 to 28 nm, and the maximum gain from 15 to 20 dB, by splicing three pieces of standard fiber at regular intervals in a 40-m long nonlinear fiber
Keywords :
compensation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; 1542 nm; 1591 nm; 20 dB; 40 m; fiber zero-dispersion wavelength; high-nonlinearity fiber; high-nonlinearity fiber optical parametric amplifier; maximum gain; nonlinear fiber; one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifiers; periodic dispersion compensation; pump wavelength; regular intervals; standard fiber; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Performance gain; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Splicing; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
