Narrow-linewidth idler generation in fiber four-wave mixing and parametric amplification by dithering two pumps in opposition of phase

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 469-476

  Ho, Min Chen ^a,c,d   Marhic, Michel E ^a,b,c   Wong, K Y Kenneth ^a,c   Kazovsky, Leonid G ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b OSA ^*

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d Onetta Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Brillouin scattering; Optical frequency conversion; Optical parametric amplifiers (OPAS); Phase modulation

Indexed keywords

DITHERING; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; PUMP INDUCED CONVERTED SIGNAL SPECTRUM BROADENING;

BANDWIDTH; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; PHASE MODULATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FOUR WAVE MIXING;

EID: 0036504643     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.988996     Document Type: Article

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