DocumentCode
841348
Title
Continuous-wave fiber optical parametric amplifier with 60-dB gain using a novel two-segment design
Author
Wong, Kenneth K Y ; Shimizu, Katsuhiro ; Uesaka, Katsumi ; Kalogerakis, Georgios ; Marhic, Michel E. ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Volume
15
Issue
12
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1707
Lastpage
1709
Abstract
We have obtained 60 dB of internal (ON-OFF) gain with a continuous-wave fiber optical parametric amplifier by using an isolator between two fiber segments to increase the pump stimulated Brillouin scattering threshold. Subdecibel penalties were measured for transmission of 10-Gb/s signals, with 35 dB of gain.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; 35 dB; 60 dB; 60-dB gain; continuous-wave fiber optical parametric amplifier; isolator; pump stimulated Brillouin scattering threshold; two-segment design; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Isolators; Optical design; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2003.819706
Filename
1253509
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