DocumentCode
2154363
Title
Characterization of FWM-induced crosstalk for WDM operation of a fiber-optical parametric amplifier
Author
Elschner, Robert ; Richter, Thomas ; Schubert, Colja
Author_Institution
Heinrich Hertz Inst., Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Berlin, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
18-22 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We show by simulations and experiments that WDM-interchannel crosstalk in fiber-optical parametric amplifiers can be characterized by an effective noise figure. This depends only on the ratio of pump power to total WDM-bands output power.
Keywords
multiwave mixing; optical crosstalk; optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; FWM-induced crosstalk; WDM-band output power; WDM-interchannel crosstalk; fiber-optical parametric amplifier; noise figure; pump power; Crosstalk; Noise; Noise figure; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Geneva
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1918-9
Type
conf
Filename
6065805
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