Polarization-interleaved WDM signals in a fiber optical parametric amplifier with orthogonal pumps

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-61

  Wong, K K Y ^a   Lu, Guo Wei ^b   Chen, Lian Kuan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CO-POLIZATION; ORTHOGONAL PUMP OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER; PARALLEL PUMP; SIGNAL GAIN;

WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 33846145365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.000056     Document Type: Article

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