Title :
Observation of spectral gain hole burning and modulation instability in a Brillouin fiber amplifier
Author :
Takushima, Yuichi ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We measured the Brillouin gain profile in an optical fibre amplifier by using the novel saturation spectroscopic method, and found that the spectral hole burning and modulational instability occurred in the saturated region
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; optical fibre amplifiers; optical hole burning; optical saturation; spectroscopy; Brillouin fiber amplifier; Brillouin gain profile; modulation instability; modulational instability; optical fibre amplifier; saturated region; saturation spectroscopic method; spectral gain hole burning; spectral hole burning; Brillouin scattering; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813475
