Fiber-optical parametric amplifier with 70-dB gain

A record optical fiber gain of 70 dB was obtained in a continuous-wave pumped fiber-optical parametric amplifier. Limitations due to saturation effects from amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and due to stimulated Brillouin scattering in this unidirectional amplifier are discussed. The spectral de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IEEE photonics technology letters 2006-05, Vol.18 (10), p.1194-1196
Hauptverfasser:	Torounidis, T., Andrekson, P.A., Olsson, B.-E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amplification Brillouin scattering Density Erbium-doped fiber amplifier Fiber optics Four-wave mixing Gain highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF) Optical amplifiers Optical fiber amplifiers Optical fiber polarization Optical fibers optical parametric amplifier Parametric amplifiers Phase modulation Pulse amplifiers Semiconductor optical amplifiers Spectra Spontaneous emission
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Zusammenfassung:	A record optical fiber gain of 70 dB was obtained in a continuous-wave pumped fiber-optical parametric amplifier. Limitations due to saturation effects from amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and due to stimulated Brillouin scattering in this unidirectional amplifier are discussed. The spectral density of ASE was up to 180 mW/nm in agreement with theoretical expectations, illustrating the possible use as a high brightness optical noise source
ISSN:	1041-1135 1941-0174
DOI:	10.1109/LPT.2006.874714