• 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