Title :
Impact of pump quality on the performances of fibre optical parametric amplifiers
Author :
Sylvestre, Thibaut ; Mussot, Arnaud ; Lantz, Eric ; Maillotte, Hervé
Author_Institution :
Inst. FEMTO-ST, Dept. d´´Opt. P.M. Duffieux, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon
Abstract :
The principle of operation of fibre optical parametric amplifiers is revisited with a special attention to the pump wave characteristics ranging from the monochromatic coherent case to the incoherent one.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; fibre optical parametric amplifiers; incoherent one; monochromatic coherent case; pump quality; pump wave; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444393
