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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248412
