Title :
Gain reciprocity in fibre optical parametric amplifiers
Author :
Marhic, M.E. ; Kalogerakis, G. ; Kazovsky, L.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
4/27/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A fibre optical parametric ampifier operating in the small-signal gain regime can exhibit the same gain when amplifying in either direction. This is true even in the presence of random dispersion and birefringence variations along the fibre.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; birefringence; fibre optical parametric amplifiers; gain reciprocity; optical dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20064303
