Amplification of WDM signals in fiber-based optical parametric amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1061-1063

  Torounidis, Thomas ^a   Sunnerud, Henrik ^a   Hedekvist, Per Olof ^a   Andrekson, Peter A ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Four wave mixing (FWM); Highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF); Optical parametric amplifier; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS (EDFA);

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0041523882     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.815334     Document Type: Article

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