Title :
Fast control of a phase-sensitive fiber-optic parametric amplifier by frequency-swept Brillouin-gain dispersion
Author :
Whitehead, Thomas D. ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate in-line control of a phase-sensitive fiber-optic parametric amplifier by tuning the pump frequency of a Brillouin fiber pre-amplifier. This approach achieves an order of magnitude faster response compared to piezoelectric control.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; frequency-swept Brillouin-gain dispersion; optical pumping; optical tuning; phase-sensitive fiber-optic parametric amplifier; Gain; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Scattering; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
