Title :
Microstructure-fibre-based optical parametric amplifier with gain slope of ∼200 dB/W/km in the telecom range
Author :
Tang, R. ; Lasri, J. ; Devgan, P. ; Sharping, J.E. ; Kumar, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
fDate :
1/23/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A microstructure-fibre-based optical parametric amplifier with a gain slope of ∼200 dB/W/km in the 1550 nm range is demonstrated, for the first time to the authors´ knowledge. By using only 12.5 m-long fibre, gains were obtained of >20 dB over a bandwidth of approximately 30 nm, achieving a peak net gain of 25.4 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical parametric amplifiers; 12.5 m; 1550 nm; 25.4 dB; gain slope; microstructure fibre; optical parametric amplifier; optical telecommunication;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030141
