Title :
Gain characteristics of a saturated fiber optic parametric amplifier
Author :
Rottwitt, Karsten ; Lorenzen, Michal ; Noordegraff, Danny ; Peucheret, Christophe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
In this work we discuss saturation performance of a fiber optic parametric amplifier. A simple numerical model is described and applied to specific cases. A system experiment using a saturated amplifier illustrates a 4 dB improvement in required signal to noise ratio for a fixed bit error ratio.
Keywords :
error statistics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical saturation; bit error ratio; fiber optic parametric amplifier; gain characteristics; optical saturation; signal to noise ratio; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2626-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598371
