DocumentCode
2928583
Title
Impact of fiber loss in pump resonators for fiber optical parametric amplifiers
Author
Marhic, M.E.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Adv. Telecommun., Swansea Univ., Swansea
fYear
2008
fDate
14-16 Jan. 2008
Firstpage
67
Lastpage
68
Abstract
We show that the ratio of fiber loss to fiber nonlinearity is an important parameter for the design of pump resonators for fiber OPAs. Silica-based HNLF have advantages over other nonlinear fibers for making such resonators, and can exhibit power enhancement ratios of over 100.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre losses; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical resonators; silicon compounds; SiO2; fiber loss; fiber nonlinearity; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; highly nonlinear fiber; pump resonators; silica-based HNLF; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444402
Filename
4444402
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