Title :
On the suitability of fiber optical parametric amplifiers for agile photonic networks
Author :
Gryspolakis, Nikolaos ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We study the gain tilt and gain transients of fiber optical parametric amplifiers to determine their suitability and potential use in reconfigurable multi-wavelength WDM photonic networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical parametric amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; agile photonic networks; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; gain tilt; gain transients; reconfigurable multi-wavelength WDM photonic networks; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Photonics Society; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics, 2005. IP 2005. OSA Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6637-5
