Title :
Reduction of nonlinear crosstalk in fiber OPAs
Author :
Wong, Kenneth K Y ; Kuo, Bill P P ; Lu, Guo-Wei ; Chui, P.C. ; Chen, Lian-Kuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ., Hong Kong
Abstract :
We review different techniques to suppress nonlinear crosstalk due to four-wave mixing (FWM) and cross-gain modulation (XGM) experienced after fiber OPA in WDM system. These techniques should help design high-performance OPAs for use in WDM communication systems.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM system; cross-gain modulation; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; four-wave mixing; nonlinear crosstalks; Bit error rate; Crosstalk; Degradation; Four-wave mixing; Laser excitation; Modulation; Nonlinear distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444394
