Title :
Impact of SBS on polarization-insensitive single-pump optical parametric amplifiers based on a diversity loop scheme
Author :
Jazayerifar, M. ; Sackey, I. ; Elschner, Robert ; Warm, S. ; Meuer, C. ; Schubert, Colja ; Petermann, K.
Author_Institution :
Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We experimentally and numerically show that the Brillouin back scattering can result in signal distortions in diversity loop-based polarization insensitive single-pump fiber-optical parametric amplifiers, limiting the distortion-free gain to 10-15 dB for typical highly nonlinear fibers.
Keywords :
distortion; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin back scattering; SBS; distortion-free gain; diversity loop scheme; gain 10 dB to 15 dB; highly nonlinear fibers; polarization-insensitive single-pump fiber optical parametric amplifiers; signal distortions; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Gain; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical noise; Phase modulation; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963968
