Broadband parametric amplification in photonic crystal fibers with two zero-dispersion wavelengths

Author

Wabnitz, S.

Author_Institution

Lab. de Phys., Univ. de Bourgogne UMR CNRS, Dijon, France

Volume

24

Issue

4

fYear

2006

fDate

4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1732

Lastpage

1738

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.871068

Filename

1618763