Title :
Phase-sensitive Amplifier Based on Two-pump Four-wave Mixing in an Optical Fiber
Author :
Takano, Kyoya ; Tanemura, Takuo ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution :
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel scheme of fiber-based phase-sensitive amplifiers using two-pump degenerate four-wave mixing. Phase-sensitive gain ranging from 5dB to -4.5dB is obtained in a simple straight-line configuration composed of a 1-km-long highly nonlinear fiber.
Keywords :
Brillouin scattering; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Four-wave mixing; Integrated circuit noise; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Radio frequency; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800934
