• DocumentCode
    1588765
  • Title

    Phase sensitive degenerate parametric amplification using highly efficient PPLN ridge waveguides

  • Author

    Umeki, Takeshi ; Tadanaga, Osamu ; Takada, Atsushi ; Asobe, Masaki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We constructed the first CW pumped degenerate parametric amplifier based on PPLN waveguides. We successfully demonstrated an in-phase gain of +11 dB and the phase sensitive amplification of a modulated signal.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; CW pumped degenerate parametric amplifier; LiNbO3; PPLN ridge waveguides; gain 11 dB; phase sensitive degenerate parametric amplification; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical signal processing; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875503