Open Access20 THz-bandwidth continuous-wave fiber optical parametric amplifier operating at 1 µm using a dispersion-stabilized photonic crystal fiber
Author(s) -
Arnaud Mussot,
Alexandre Kudlinski,
Rémi Habert,
I. Dahman,
Gilles Mélin,
L. Galkovsky,
A. Fleureau,
S. Lempereur,
Laure Lago,
Damien Bigourd,
Thibaut Sylvestre,
Min Won Lee,
Emmanuel Hugonnot
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.028906
Subject(s) - optics , photonic crystal fiber , materials science , dispersion shifted fiber , polarization maintaining optical fiber , graded index fiber , amplifier , bandwidth (computing) , optical amplifier , plastic optical fiber , ultrashort pulse , optoelectronics , optical fiber , multi mode optical fiber , fiber optic sensor , physics , laser , telecommunications , cmos , computer science
We report the experimental demonstration of a continuous-wave all-fiber optical parametric amplifier in the 1 µm band with a record bandwidth of more than 20 THz and a peak gain of almost 40 dB. This is achieved by using a photonic crystal fiber with a high figure of merit and strongly reduced longitudinal dispersion fluctuations. Due to their unique bandwidth and gain characteristics, fiber parametric amplifiers at 1 µm provide an interesting alternative to solid-state or ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers for ultrafast optical pulse and signal processing.