CW fibre optical parametric amplifier with net gainand wavelength conversion efficiency > 1
- 5 December 1996
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 32 (25) , 2336-2338
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19961541
Abstract
The authors have measured a signal gain of 5 dB and idler conversion efficiency of 4 dB in a CW fibre optical parametric amplifier. The broadening of the idler spectrum resulting from pump dithering used to suppress SBS is observed, and a means to eliminate it is proposed.Keywords
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