Title :
Ultra high gain fiber optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Torounidis, Thomas ; Andrekson, Peter A. ; Olsson, Bengt-Erik
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg
Abstract :
A record optical fiber gain of 70 dB is achieved using a continuous wave pumped fiber optical parametric amplifier. Limitations due to saturation effects in this unidirectional amplifier are also discussed
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical saturation; 70 dB; continuous wave pump; fiber optical amplifier; optical fiber gain; optical parametric amplifier; saturation effects; ultrahigh gain amplifier; unidirectional amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; 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.2006.215984
