Title :
Recent progress in fiber-based optical parametric amplifiers
Author :
Jopson, R.M. ; Gnauck, A.H.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
As applications of parametric amplifiers continue to expand, improvements in the technology are needed. We describe here using longitudinal strain to enable dither-free pumping, thus enabling the parametric processing of signals with complex modulation formats.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical information processing; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; complex modulation formats; dither-free pumping; fiber-based optical parametric amplifiers; longitudinal strain; parametric signal processing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276370
