Title :
Impact of pump-phase modulation on the performance of fiber-optic parametric amplifiers and wavelength convertors
Author :
Yaman, F. ; Lin, Q. ; Radic, S. ; Agrawal, Govind P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We show that pump-phase modulation in dual-pump fiber-optic parametric amplifiers produces large signal fluctuations because of fiber dispersion. The performance becomes worse when phase is modulated using pseudorandom bit patterns with a sharp rise time.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; dual-pump fiber-optic parametric amplifiers; fiber dispersion; pseudorandom bit pattern; pump-phase modulation; sharp rise time; signal fluctuations; wavelength convertors; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear equations; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201935
