DocumentCode
1888667
Title
Experimental comparison of gain and saturation characteristics of a parametric amplifier in phase-sensitive and phase-insensitive mode
Author
Lundström, Carl ; Kakande, Joseph ; Andrekson, Peter A. ; Tong, Zhi ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Petropoulos, Periklis ; Parmigiani, Francesca ; Richardson, David J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
fYear
2009
fDate
20-24 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a parametric amplifier with precise control of the in-going waves and study gain and saturation properties in both PSA and PIA mode. A PSA gain of 33 dB is achieved.
Keywords
optical control; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical saturation; fiber-optic parametric amplifier; gain 33 dB; gain characteristics; phase-insensitive amplifier; phase-sensitive amplifier; precise control; saturation characteristics; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Vienna
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5096-1
Type
conf
Filename
5287307
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