Title :
Two-pump distributed parametric amplification for optically powered communication system
Author :
Xu, Xing ; Zhang, Chi ; Yuk, T.I. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate a power-efficient two-pump distributed parametric amplification (DPA) system. The residual pumps are recycled to power up the receiving component. At the BER of 10-9, power penalties less than 2.3-dB are measured with 10-dB gain.
Keywords :
amplification; optical communication; pumps; gain 10 dB; optically powered communication system; residual pump; two-pump distributed parametric amplification; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
