Title :
Polarization-interleaved WDM signals in a fiber optical parametric amplifier with orthogonal pumps
Author :
Wong, Kenneth K Y ; Lu, Guo-Wei ; Chen, Lian-Kuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr.&Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a polarization-interleaved WDM system with a two-orthogonal-pump OPA (2OP-OPA). The sensitivity has been improved by about 2 dB compared to its counterpart with all WDM channels co-polarized with the same signal gain.
Keywords :
amplification; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; sensitivity; wavelength division multiplexing; fiber optical parametric amplifier; polarization-interleaved WDM signals; sensitivity; signal gain; two-orthogonal-pump optical parametric amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; Bit error rate; Degradation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627894
