Title :
Gain clamping in a fiber optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Malik, R. ; Marhic, M.E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
Abstract :
We have experimentally shown that gain clamping is required in fiber optical parametric amplifiers. By using optical gain clamping (OGC), we have reduced gain variation to 1 dB, for signal input variation of 12 dB.
Keywords :
amplification; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; fiber optical parametric amplifier; fiber optics communications; optical gain clamping; Clamps; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
