Fiber optical parametric amplifier pulse source: Theory and experiments

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4067-4073

  Torounidis, Thomas ^a   Karlsson, Magnus ^a   Andrekson, Peter A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Four wave mixing; Highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF); Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical parametric amplifier; Parametric processes; Pulse generation

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LASER PULSES; LASER THEORY; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; STREAK CAMERAS;

FIBER OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER (FOPA); HIGHLY NONLINEAR FIBER (HNLF); PARAMETRIC PROCESSES; PULSE SOURCE;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 31344450197     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.859436     Document Type: Article

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