Title :
Impact of fiber loss in pump resonators for fiber optical parametric amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Adv. Telecommun., Swansea Univ., Swansea
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;
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.2008.4444402
