Title :
Optical Fiber Parametric Amplifiers and their Applications
Author :
Andrekson, Peter A. ; Hansryd, Jonas
Author_Institution :
CENIX Inc., Allentown, PA
Abstract :
We review recent developments of fiber-based optical parametric amplifiers. Emphasis is on applications including optical sampling, wavelength conversion, and pulse generation. A comparison with Raman amplifiers is made and the future outlook of parametric amplifiers is discussed
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical wavelength conversion; Raman amplifiers; optical fiber parametric amplifiers; optical sampling; pulse generation; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
