Title :
Nearly 100 nm bandwidth of flat gain with a double-pumped fiber optic parametric amplifier
Author :
Marconi, J.D. ; Boggio, J. M. Chavez ; Fragnito, H.L.
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Photonics Res. Center, Campinas
Abstract :
We demonstrate double-pumped fiber-optical parametric amplifiers with flat and broadband gain spectrum. Using specially fabricated highly non-linear fibers having low variations of the zero-dispersion wavelength and low PMD we obtain flat gain (23.5plusmn1dB) over ~95 nm.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; broadband gain spectrum; double-pumped optical amplifiers; fiber-optical parametric amplifiers; flat gain spectrum; nonlinear fibers; zero-dispersion wavelength; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical wavelength conversion; Polarization mode dispersion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348839
