• DocumentCode
    2329089
  • Title

    Fiber optical parametric amplifier in WDM applications

  • Author

    Torounidis, T. ; Sunnerud, H. ; Hedekvist, P. ; Andrekson, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    507
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate for the first time experimentally the performance of fiber-based optical parametric amplifiers in WDM applications. Limitations due to pump depletion and four-wave mixing are quantified.
  • Keywords
    channel spacing; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM applications; fiber optical parametric amplifier; four-wave mixing; pump depletion; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1248373
  • Filename
    1248373