Title :
Investigation into the role of pump to signal power ratio in FWM-based phase preserving amplitude regeneration
Author :
Bottrill, K.R.H. ; Hesketh, G. ; Parmigiani, F. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Petropoulos, P.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We carry out a detailed experimental characterization of a four-wave mixing based amplitude limiter in highly nonlinear fiber based on the Bessel-like power transfer characteristics and highlight trade-offs for phase preserving capabilities.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical limiters; optical pumping; Bessel-like power transfer characteristics; FWM-based phase preserving amplitude regeneration; four-wave mixing based amplitude limiter; highly nonlinear fiber; pump-signal power ratio; Harmonic analysis; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Phase noise; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
