Open AccessTemperature control of the gain spectrum of fiber optical parametric amplifiers
Author(s) -
Kenneth K. Y. Wong,
M.E. Marhic,
L.G. Kazovsky
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.004666
Subject(s) - optics , dispersion shifted fiber , parametric statistics , materials science , optical parametric amplifier , optical amplifier , optical fiber , polarization maintaining optical fiber , dispersion (optics) , graded index fiber , fiber , fiber optic sensor , physics , mathematics , laser , statistics , composite material
The gain spectrum of a fiber optical parametric amplifier (OPA) can be controlled by imposing a temperature distribution along the fiber, which modulates the local fiber zero-dispersion wavelength lambda0, and hence the parametric gain coefficient. We present simulations and experimental verification for various binary temperature distributions. The method should be applicable to fibers with realistic longitudinal variations of lambda0.