Title :
Gain optimization in fiber optical parametric amplifiers by combining standard and high-SBS threshold highly nonlinear fibers
Author :
Da Ros, Francesco ; Rottwitt, Karsten ; Peucheret, Christophe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Combining Al-doped and Ge-doped HNLFs as gain media in FOPAs is proposed and optimized, resulting in efficient SBS mitigation while circumventing the additional loss of the high SBS threshold Al-doped fiber.
Keywords :
aluminium; germanium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; FOPA; SBS; additional loss; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; gain optimization; highly nonlinear fibers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gain; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
