Title :
Noise figure non-reciprocity in fiber optical parametric amplifiers with zero-dispersion-wavelength variations
Author :
Tong, Zhi ; Lundström, Carl ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract :
We show theoretically and experimentally, that the noise figure in a fiber parametric amplifier with zero-dispersion-wavelength variations depends on amplifying direction, contrary to the gain spectrum. Raman phonon induced noise leads to this non-reciprocity.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; Raman phonon induced noise; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; gain spectrum; noise figure nonreciprocity; zero-dispersion-wavelength variation; Fluctuations; Gain; Noise; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber theory; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621399
