Title :
Continuous wave fiber parametric amplifier with 41.5 nm of flat gain
Author :
Radic, S. ; McKinstrie, C.J. ; Jopson, R.M. ; Centanni, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., USA
Abstract :
Record performance of parametric fiber amplifier is reported. Continuous-wave optical gain was measured over 41.5 nm. Equalized gain was achieved in two-pump architecture without gain flattening elements. Maximal operating bandwidth was limited by fiber dispersion fluctuations.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; continuous-wave optical gain; equalized gain; fiber dispersion fluctuations; flat gain; gain flattening elements; parametric fiber amplifier; two-pump architecture;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
