Title :
Impact of pump-phase modulation on the performance of dual-pump fiber-optic parametric amplifiers
Author :
Yaman, F. ; Lin, Q. ; Radic, S. ; Agrawal, Govind P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We show that modulation of pump phases in dual-pump fiber-optic parametric amplifiers produces large signal fluctuations because of fiber dispersion. The performance becomes worse when the phase is modulated using pseudorandom bit patterns with a sharp rise time.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; phase modulation; dual-pump fiber-optic parametric amplifiers; fiber dispersion; pseudorandom bit patterns; pump-phase modulation; sharp rise time; signal fluctuations; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192778
