• DocumentCode
    399042
  • Title

    Microstructure-fiber based optical parametric amplifier in the 1550 nm telecom band

  • Author

    Tang, R. ; Devgan, P. ; Sharping, J. ; Voss, P. ; Lasri, J. ; Kumar, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    562
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, a telecom-band optical parametric amplifier made with microstructure fiber. Preliminary measurements yield signal gain >15 dB over ∼20 nm range around 1550 nm using only 23 m of fiber.
  • Keywords
    micro-optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical parametric amplifiers; 15 dB; 1550 nm; 23 m; microstructure fiber; telecom-band optical parametric amplifier; yield signal gain; Bandwidth; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optimized production technology; Power generation; Pump lasers; Stability; Stimulated emission; Supercontinuum generation; Telecommunications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1248412
  • Filename
    1248412