Title :
Hybrid fiber optical parametric amplifiers for optical communication
Author :
Marhic, Michel E. ; Lei, Gordon K. P.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
Abstract :
A fiber optical parametric amplifier followed by a conventional amplifier can help reduce internal nonlinear crosstalk, while exhibiting a low noise figure. We review this concept and present our recent experimental results validating it.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; hybrid fiber optical parametric amplifiers; internal nonlinear crosstalk; low noise figure; optical communication; Crosstalk; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
