DocumentCode
1593662
Title
Evaluation of a fiber-optic parametric amplifier with optical feedback in multi-channel dynamic networks
Author
Puttnam, Benjamin J. ; Lu, Guo-Wei ; Mazroa, Dániel ; Wada, Naoya
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Koganei, Japan
fYear
2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We investigate the feasibility of optical gain-clamping a fiber-optic parametric-amplifier to prevent cross gain saturation in multi-channel systems. We measure only moderate improvement but identify potential for gain-control in non-data applications.
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical feedback; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical parametric amplifiers; optical saturation; cross gain saturation; fiber optic parametric amplifier; gain control; multichannel dynamic networks; nondata application; optical feedback; optical gain-clamping; Optical amplifiers; Optical feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; 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
5875706
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