Title :
Continuous-wave two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier with 60 dB Gain
Author :
Jamshidifar, M. ; Vedadi, A. ; Marhic, Michel E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Adv. Telecommun., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
Abstract :
We have obtained record gain of 60 dB with a continuous-wave two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier, over a 5.5-nm bandwidth. We used a 500-m long fiber, and 1.5 W of pump power.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; CW fiber 2P-OPA; continuous-wave two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier; distance 500 m; fiber length; gain 60 dB; long fiber; power 1.5 W; pump depletion effect; pump power; record gain; Bandwidth; Gain; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
