Title :
Fiber optical parametric amplifier and wavelength converter with record 360 nm gain bandwidth and 50 dB signal gain
Author :
Wong, K. K Y ; Marhic, M.E. ; Kalogerakis, G. ; Kazovsky, L.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a pulsed fiber optical parametric amplifier with gain in excess of 20 dB over a record 360 nm bandwidth, using a pump with 16 W peak power in a 30 m long highly-nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber. The bandwidth was measured by signal amplification, as well as by monitoring amplified spontaneous emission.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; superradiance; 16 W; 30 m; 50 dB; amplified spontaneous emission; bandwidth gain; bandwidth measurement; highly-nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber; pulsed fiber optical parametric amplifier; pump; signal amplification; signal gain; wavelength converter; Bandwidth; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical recording; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
