Title :
Tunable fiber parametric wavelength converter with 24 nm conversion band and 4.5 dB noise figure
Author :
McKerracher, Ross W. ; Blows, Justin L. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We present a noise figure map of a tunable fiber wavelength converter, based on parametric amplification, with over 24 nm bandwidth. The noise figure, typically 4.5 dB, deteriorates to 10 dB for small wavelength shifts.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; optical wavelength conversion; 10 dB; 4.5 dB; conversion band; noise figure; optical fibre parametric amplifier; parametric amplification; tunable fiber parametric wavelength converter; wavelength shift; Fiber nonlinear optics; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201998
