Title :
Synthesis of Equalized Broadband Parametric Gain by Localized Dispersion Mapping
Author :
Moro, Slaven ; Myslivets, Evgeny ; Windmiller, Joshua R. ; Alic, Nikola ; Boggio, Jose Manuel Chavez ; Radic, Stojan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Abstract :
A record continuous-wave one-pump fiber-optic parametric amplifier was constructed using localized dispersion measurement of highly nonlinear fiber. Record 3-dB equalized gain bandwidth of 120 nm was measured for the first time. The second amplifier constructed using suboptimal segments of the identical fiber spool did not replicate the wideband performance, confirming the importance of accurate dispersion fluctuating fiber map.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; continuous-wave one-pump fiber-optic parametric amplifier; dispersion fluctuation fiber map; equalized broadband parametric gain synthesis; highly-nonlinear fiber; localized dispersion measurement; suboptimal segments; Dispersion measurement; four photon mixing; highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF); parametric process;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.2005642
