Title :
Fiber-optical parametric amplifier with 35-nm bandwidth
Author :
Marhic, Michel E. ; Kagi, Nobuyoki ; Chiang, Ting-Kuang ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We show that the bandwidth of a fiber-optical parametric amplifier (OPA) depends only on the even orders of fiber dispersion at the pump wavelength, and can reach tens of nanometers when operating near the zero-dispersion wavelength. Theory and experimental results show that fiber OPAs can exhibit bandwidths exceeding that of EDFAs, and could find applications as broadband amplifiers, or as broadband wavelength converters with high conversion efficiency.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical parametric amplifiers; wideband amplifiers; bandwidth; broadband amplifiers; broadband wavelength converters; fiber-optical parametric amplifier; pump wavelength; zero-dispersion wavelength; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fluctuations; Gain; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.907674
