Abstract
In this paper we experimentally show parametric amplification and wavelength conversion in a custom manufactured dual-core highly nonlinear fiber. On-off gain > 10 dB and conversion efficiencies between −1 and −8.5 dB were measured for both cores. The estimated effective nonlinear parameter for the cores of the fiber are 6.6 W−1.km−1 and 6.3 W−1.km−1, while the zero-dispersion wavelength for the individual cores is shown to be relatively close from each other. Furthermore, complementary analytical and numerical results show that coupled cores fiber optical parametric amplifier offer the potential of wide-band gain even when they have significantly distinct zero-dispersion wavelengths.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6013-6020 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 17 |
Early online date | 28 Jun 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2022 |
Bibliographical note
UKRI Rights Retention Statement: For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arisingFunding: We acknowledge the Aston University managed projects
EP/S016171/1 EPSRC-SFI: Energy Efficient M Communication using Combs (EEMC) and EP/S003436/1 Photonic
Phase Conjugation Systems (PHOS). This work is funded
by FCT/MCTES through national funds and when applicable
co-funded EU funds under the project UIDB/50008/2020-
UIDP/50008/2020. This work was also partially supported
by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research; the
Hauts de-France Regional Council and the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) through the Contrat de Projets EtatRegion (C.P.E.R. Photonics for Society, P4S)
Keywords
- Optical fiber amplifiers
- Optical fiber couplers
- Optical fiber devices
- Optical fiber dispersion
- Optical fiber theory
- Optical fibers
- Optical wavelength conversion
- Parametric amplifiers
- spatial division multiplexing