DocumentCode
399007
Title
Interleaver-based method for full utilization of the bandwidth of fiber optical parametric amplifiers and wavelength converters
Author
Marhic, M. ; Kalogerakis, G. ; Uesaka, K. ; Shimizu, K. ; Wong, K. ; Kazovsky, L.
Author_Institution
Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
510
Abstract
We present a method using two parallel fiber optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) and two interleavers, which allow one to either amplify or spectrally invert a broad spectrum. This permits the utilization of the full bandwidth of OPAs and wavelength converters.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; amplification; bandwidth utilization; broad spectrum; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; interleaver-based method; wavelength converters; Bandwidth; Frequency; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248375
Filename
1248375
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