Title :
Broadband parametric amplification in photonic crystal fibers with two zero-dispersion wavelengths
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys., Univ. de Bourgogne UMR CNRS, Dijon, France
fDate :
4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, the fourfold parametric enhancement over Raman gain of the total optical fiber-amplifier gain is analyzed. Such fiber-amplifier gain may be obtained with a relatively flat profile over a bandwidth in excess of 70 nm by using a microstructure or photonic crystal fiber with two zero-dispersion wavelengths. Optimal fiber-amplifier gain enhancement occurs whenever the pump wavelength is slightly shorter than the second zero-dispersion wavelength of a microstructure optical fiber.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; photonic crystals; Raman gain; broadband parametric amplification; microstructure optical fiber; optical fiber-amplifier gain; photonic crystal fibers; zero-dispersion wavelengths; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Microstructure; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Photonic crystal fibers; Stimulated emission; Nonlinear optics; Raman scattering; optical fiber amplifiers; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical propagation in nonlinear media;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2006.871068
