Title :
Selective suppression of idler spectral broadening in two-pump parametric architectures
Author :
Radic, Stojan ; McKinstrie, C.J. ; Jopson, R.M. ; Centanni, J.C. ; Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Jorgensen, C.G. ; Brar, K. ; Headley, C.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe methods for selective suppression of idler spectral broadening in two-pump fiber parametric fiber amplifiers. Combinations of multiple amplification bands and dissimilar pump modulation techniques are used to generate narrow idlers at preselected wavelengths. In-phase pump modulation is shown to eliminate the need for phase-delay management in two-pump parametric amplification schemes.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; phase modulation; spectral line broadening; dissimilar pump modulation techniques; idler spectral broadening; in-phase pump modulation; multiple amplification bands; narrow idler generation; selective suppression; two-pump fiber parametric fiber amplifiers; two-pump parametric amplification schemes; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical frequency conversion; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators; Signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.809958
