Title :
Tunable narrow bandpass filters with gain based on fiber optical parametric amplification
Author :
Marhic, Michel E. ; Park, Yu-Seop ; Chiang, Te-Kuang ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We show that a fiber optical parametric amplifier (OPA) can exhibit gain only over a narrow range, which can be shifted by tuning the pump near the zero-dispatch wavelength. This provides a unique combination of tunable filtering and optical gain, which could play a role in optical communication receivers.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; filtering theory; optical fibre filters; optical fibre theory; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical receivers; fiber optical parametric amplification; narrow range; optical communication receivers; optical gain; pump tuning; tunable filtering; tunable narrow bandpass filters; zero-dispatch wavelength; Band pass filters; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical tuning; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
