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12 May 2004 Recent progress in parametric amplification and signal processing
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Proceedings Volume 5280, Materials, Active Devices, and Optical Amplifiers; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529529
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical and Wireless Communications, 2003, Wuhan, China
Abstract
Recent advances in fiber parametric amplifiers are reviewed. The physics, operation and applications of two-pump parametric fiber amplifiers are described. Methods for broadband, equalized parametric gain exceeding that of conventional EDFAs are discussed. The inherent nonlinear nature of parametric amplifiers forms a basis for all-optical signal processing. Optical regeneration in high-order, two-pump parametric amplifiers is described and demonstrated. All-optical penalty reversal using polarization-invariant signal conjugation is discussed and described over multiple SMF spans
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Stojan Radic, Colin J. McKinstrie, and Yikai Su "Recent progress in parametric amplification and signal processing", Proc. SPIE 5280, Materials, Active Devices, and Optical Amplifiers, (12 May 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529529
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KEYWORDS
Optical amplifiers

Fiber amplifiers

Signal processing

Protactinium

Dispersion

Modulation

Nonlinear optics

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