• DocumentCode
    1961045
  • Title

    Raman-effect induced noise-figure limit for /spl chi//sup (3)/ parametric amplifiers and wavelength converters

  • Author

    Voss, Paul L. ; Kumar, Prem

  • Author_Institution
    ECE Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    23-27 Feb. 2004
  • Firstpage
    494
  • Abstract
    The non-zero response time of the Kerr nonlinearity sets a fundamental limit on the noise figure of phase-insensitive fiber parametric amplifiers and wavelength converters. Our theory shows good agreement with experiments.
  • Keywords
    nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; optical wavelength conversion; Kerr nonlinearity; Raman-effect induced noise-figure limit; chi/sup (3)/ parametric amplifiers; nonzero response time; phase-insensitive fiber parametric amplifiers; wavelength converters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-772-5
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1359554
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1961045