Title :
Brillouin suppression in a fiber optical parametric amplifier by combining temperature distribution and phase modulation
Author :
Lorenzen, Matthias ; Noordegraaf, Danny ; Nielsen, Carsten Vandel ; Odgaard, Ole ; Gruner-Nielsen, L. ; Rottwitt, Karsten
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Opt. & Mater., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We demonstrate an increased gain in a fiber optical parametric amplifier through suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering by applying a temperature distribution along the fiber, resulting in a reduction of the required phase modulation.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; phase modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin suppression; fiber optical parametric amplifier; phase modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; temperature distribution; Brillouin scattering; Distributed amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528357
