• DocumentCode
    515960
  • Title

    Gain clamping in a fiber optical parametric amplifier

  • Author

    Malik, R. ; Marhic, M.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We have experimentally shown that gain clamping is required in fiber optical parametric amplifiers. By using optical gain clamping (OGC), we have reduced gain variation to 1 dB, for signal input variation of 12 dB.
  • Keywords
    amplification; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; fiber optical parametric amplifier; fiber optics communications; optical gain clamping; Clamps; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-884-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465673
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=515960