Title :
Characterization of FWM-induced crosstalk for WDM operation of a fiber-optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Elschner, Robert ; Richter, Thomas ; Schubert, Colja
Author_Institution :
Heinrich Hertz Inst., Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We show by simulations and experiments that WDM-interchannel crosstalk in fiber-optical parametric amplifiers can be characterized by an effective noise figure. This depends only on the ratio of pump power to total WDM-bands output power.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical crosstalk; optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; FWM-induced crosstalk; WDM-band output power; WDM-interchannel crosstalk; fiber-optical parametric amplifier; noise figure; pump power; Crosstalk; Noise; Noise figure; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
