Title :
Gain fluctuations in in optical fiber parametric amplifiers
Author :
Boggio, J. M Chávez ; Dainese, Paulo ; Fragnito, H.L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Fisica, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
We analyzed the dependence of fiber optical parametric amplifiers gain as a function on the relative phase of the three input waves: pump, signal and idler. Signal amplification is strongly phase dependent for small (<10 dB) signal-to-idler power ratio. In the case where the input idler is an optical noise field, gain fluctuations ⩾1 dB are expected for signal-to-idler input ratios ⩽20 dB
Keywords :
fluctuations; optical fibres; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; fiber optical parametric amplifier gain; gain fluctuations; idler waves; input waves; noise field; optical fiber parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; relative phase; signal waves; signal-to-idler input ratios; signal-to-idler power ratio; Fluctuations; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.893910
