DocumentCode
475152
Title
Gain characteristics of a saturated fiber optic parametric amplifier
Author
Rottwitt, Karsten ; Lorenzen, Michal ; Noordegraff, Danny ; Peucheret, Christophe
Author_Institution
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Volume
1
fYear
2008
fDate
22-26 June 2008
Firstpage
62
Lastpage
64
Abstract
In this work we discuss saturation performance of a fiber optic parametric amplifier. A simple numerical model is described and applied to specific cases. A system experiment using a saturated amplifier illustrates a 4 dB improvement in required signal to noise ratio for a fixed bit error ratio.
Keywords
error statistics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical saturation; bit error ratio; fiber optic parametric amplifier; gain characteristics; optical saturation; signal to noise ratio; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location
Athens
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2626-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598371
Filename
4598371
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