Title : 
Fiber optic parametric amplifiers - properties, applications and challenges
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This tutorial reviews the basic properties, applications and challenges for fiber-based parametric amplifiers.
         
        
            Keywords : 
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; silicon compounds; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS; fiber optic parametric amplifiers; four-wave mixing; silica fiber; stimulated Brillouin scattering; ultrafast response; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (060.2400) Fiber Optics;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-55752-859-9