Title :
Experimental comparison of gain and saturation characteristics of a parametric amplifier in phase-sensitive and phase-insensitive mode
Author :
Lundström, Carl ; Kakande, Joseph ; Andrekson, Peter A. ; Tong, Zhi ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Petropoulos, Periklis ; Parmigiani, Francesca ; Richardson, David J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract :
We demonstrate a parametric amplifier with precise control of the in-going waves and study gain and saturation properties in both PSA and PIA mode. A PSA gain of 33 dB is achieved.
Keywords :
optical control; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical saturation; fiber-optic parametric amplifier; gain 33 dB; gain characteristics; phase-insensitive amplifier; phase-sensitive amplifier; precise control; saturation characteristics; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
