Title :
Demonstration of 26 dB on-off gain of a two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Boggio, J. M Chivez ; Callegari, F.A. ; Tenenbaum, S. ; Fragnito, H.L. ; Rosolem, J.B. ; deBarros, M.R.X.
Author_Institution :
Instituto de Fisica ´´Gleb Wataghin´´ Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, a two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier having ∼26 dB on-off gain with ±1.5 dB ripple over 30 nm bandwidth.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; 26 dB; bandwidth; on-off gain; ripple; two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gain; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036614
