Title :
Controlling higher order dispersion in a single pump optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Nazemosadat, Elham S. ; Shum, Perry P. ; Xiao, Xiaosheng
Author_Institution :
Network Technol. Res. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
We optimize the fourth order dispersion of a single pump optical parametric amplifier. Our results show that by controlling the fourth order dispersion, the flat gain bandwidth of the amplifier can become significantly broader.
Keywords :
optical control; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; flat gain bandwidth; fourth order dispersion; higher order dispersion; optical parametric amplifier; single pump; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610336
