Title :
Recent advances in the practical fiber optical parametric amplifiers
Author :
Wong, K. K Y ; Kuo, B.P.P. ; Marhic, M.E. ; Kalogerakis, G. ; Kazovsky, L.G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
In recent years, impressive performance of fiber optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) have been demonstrated in different respects. We describe these recent advances and discuss some of the challenges should be addressed before OPAs can be practical.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; OPA; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
DOI :
10.1109/AOE.2007.4410753
