Title :
Strong signal suppression due to the combined effect of Raman and parametric gain in a fiber parametric amplifier.
Author :
Wang, J. C C ; Murdoch, S.G. ; Leonhardt, R. ; Harvey, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., Auckland
Abstract :
The combined action of parametric gain and Raman scattering can lead to the complete suppression of an input optical signal. Experimentally we are able to demonstrate over 95% (13 dB) suppression.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; laser beam effects; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; Raman scattering; fiber parametric amplifier; input optical signal; parametric gain; strong signal suppression; Gain measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement; 060.2320; 190.4380;
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
