High-Frequency RIN Transfer in Fibre Optic Parametric Amplifiers

Zohreh Lali-Dastjerdi, Toke Lund-Hansen, Ning Kang, Karsten Rottwitt, Michael Galili, Christophe Peucheret

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    Abstract

    ibre optic parametric amplifiers (FOPAs) are versatile devices for amplification at arbitrary wavelengths, as well as a wide range of optical signal processing applications, including switching, wavelength conversion, regeneration, pulse generation etc [1]. Transfer of intensity fluctuations from the pump to the signal (hereafter referred to as relative intensity noise transfer, RINT) affects the quality of the amplified signal due to the pump power dependence of the gain and the ultrafast nature of the Kerr nonlinearity [1–4]. For high-speed signal processing applications, the pump may be modulated at several hundreds of GHz or Gbit/s and it is therefore important to quantify the RINT at such high frequencies. To the best of our knowledge, the frequency dependence of pump-to-signal RINT has only been investigated theoretically and experimentally in single-pump FOPAs for low intensity modulation frequencies (IMFs) (
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings CLEO/Europe 2011
    PublisherIEEE
    Publication date2011
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4577-0533-5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    EventEuropean Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference 2011 - Munich, Germany
    Duration: 22 May 201126 May 2011
    http://2011.cleoeurope.org/

    Conference

    ConferenceEuropean Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference 2011
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityMunich
    Period22/05/201126/05/2011
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