Title :
Nonlinear amplifiers and fiber processing devices
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Lab., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
Fiber optical parametric amplifiers are overviewed. After brief introduction of parametric amplification, operation mechanism of phase-sensitive amplifiers and various issues in phase-insensitive amplifiers are described. Applications to processing devices are also mentioned.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; parametric amplification; phase-insensitive amplifiers; phase-sensitive amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5