Title :
Interleaver-based method for full utilization of the bandwidth of fiber optical parametric amplifiers and wavelength converters
Author :
Marhic, M. ; Kalogerakis, G. ; Uesaka, K. ; Shimizu, K. ; Wong, K. ; Kazovsky, L.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a method using two parallel fiber optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) and two interleavers, which allow one to either amplify or spectrally invert a broad spectrum. This permits the utilization of the full bandwidth of OPAs and wavelength converters.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; amplification; bandwidth utilization; broad spectrum; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; interleaver-based method; wavelength converters; Bandwidth; Frequency; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248375
