Title :
Synthesis of flat and broadband parametric gain by idler loss in optical fiber
Author :
Liu, Hongyao ; Xu, Kun ; Wu, Jian ; Li, Wei ; Li, Yan ; Hong, Xiaobin ; Zuo, Yong ; Lin, Jintong ; Dai, Yitang
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun., (Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun.), Beijing, China
Abstract :
Besides dispersion engineering, idler-band distributed loss provides a new synthesis freedom to flatten and broaden the gain spectrum for fiber-optic parametric amplifier. The pump-to-signal conversion efficiency is kept high in spite of the loss.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre losses; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; spectral line broadening; broadband parametric gain; dispersion engineering; fiber-optic parametric amplifier; flat-band parametric gain; gain spectrum; idler-band distributed loss; optical fiber; pump-to-signal conversion; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
