Title :
In-band OSNR monitoring using cascaded four-wave mixing in a fibre optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Ng, Trina T. ; Blows, Justin L. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We present an in-band optical signal to noise ratio monitor using an optical parametric amplifier. The device creates a new wave with an average output power dependent on the optical signal to noise ratio.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; cascaded four-wave mixing; fibre optical parametric amplifier; in-band optical signal to noise ratio monitoring; Condition monitoring; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201995
