DocumentCode
850617
Title
Raman-generated pump impact on optical parametric amplification
Author
Marazzi, Lucia ; Parolari, Paola ; Seghizzi, Simone ; Martinelli, Mario
Author_Institution
CoreCom, Milano, Italy
Volume
16
Issue
1
fYear
2004
Firstpage
78
Lastpage
80
Abstract
Continuous-wave (CW) Raman-generated pump impact on a fiber optical parametric amplifier (OPA) is analyzed. Different noise contributions associated to the pump are experimentally and theoretically evaluated. Gain and noise figure of the amplifier are presented and commented for different OPA configurations. By tightly filtering the CW Raman-generated pump an OPA noise figure approaching the 3 dB limit is achieved.
Keywords
laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; CW Raman-generated pump; CW lasers; Raman-generated pump impact; fiber Raman amplifier; fiber optical parametric amplifier; gain figure; noise contributions; noise figure; optical parametric amplification; Noise figure; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2003.818947
Filename
1255957
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