Title :
OTDR technique for characterization of fiber optic parametric amplifiers
Author :
Olsson, Bengt-Erik ; Torounidis, Thomas ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Sunnerud, Henrik ; Andrekson, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg
Abstract :
A novel technique for characterization of power evolution in fiber optic parametric amplifiers based on optical time domain reflectometry is presented. The technique is suitable for analyzing the exponential gain along the amplifying fiber
Keywords :
laser variables measurement; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical time-domain reflectometry; OTDR; exponential gain; fiber optic amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; Light scattering; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Rayleigh scattering; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215648
