Title :
Using SBS loop for extinction ratio enhancement and flatness improvement in optical comb generation
Author :
Jiangbing Du ; Yongheng Dai ; Lei, Gordon K. P. ; Shu, Chester
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng. & Center for Adv. Res. in Photonics, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate improvement in optical comb characteristics using a stimulated Brillouin scattering fiber loop. A 25-dB extinction ratio enhancement together with a 4-dB flatness improvement are achieved. The output extinction ratio reaches 38 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibres; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS Loop; extinction ratio enhancement; flatness improvement; optical comb characteristics; optical comb generation; output extinction ratio; stimulated Bńllouin scattering fiber loop; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
