• DocumentCode
    2724025
  • Title

    Optimal noise figure for Raman-assisted fiber optical parametric amplifiers

  • Author

    Wang, S.H. ; Xu, Lixin ; Wai, P.K.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Hong Kong
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7-10 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The noise figure of a Raman-assisted fiber optical parametric amplifier is reduced to 3.6 dB by using a fiber Bragg grating to suppress input parametric pump noise.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; optical fibres; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; Raman-assisted fiber; fiber Bragg grating; optical parametric amplifiers; optimal noise figure; parametric pump noise suppression; Fiber nonlinear optics; Noise figure; Optical feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-85825-807-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-85825-807-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610489
  • Filename
    4610489