Title :
Wideband parametric processing with 1-dB bandwidth of 40nm using dispersion stable PM-HNLF
Author :
Takasaka, Shigehiro ; Taniguchi, Yukinobu ; Takahashi, Masaharu ; Hiroishi, Jiro ; Tadakuma, Masateru ; Sugizaki, Ryuichi
Author_Institution :
Fitel photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co., Ltd., Ichihara, Japan
Abstract :
We confirm the widest parametric processing bandwidth of a dispersion stable polarisation maintaining (PM) highly nonlinear fibre (HNLF) among PM-HNLFs. A wavelength conversion and a quasi-phase-matched FOPA with gain of 19 dB have 1-dB bandwidth of 40 nm.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; optical wavelength conversion; dispersion stable PM-HNLF; dispersion stable polarisation maintaining highly nonlinear fibre; quasiphase-matched FOPA; wavelength conversion; wideband parametric processing; Bandwidth; Couplers; Dispersion; Gain; Optical fibers; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964009
