Cascaded nonlinearity: a simple technique to compensate Kerr effect in optical amplifiers

Alam, S.U., Biffi, G., Grudinin, A.B. and Burdge, G. (1999) Cascaded nonlinearity: a simple technique to compensate Kerr effect in optical amplifiers. In Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest. IEEE. pp. 5-7 . (doi:10.1109/OFC.1999.768046).

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Abstract

We have experimentally demonstrated a hybrid optical amplifier comprising a periodically poled LiNbO₃ and an erbium-doped fibre amplifier. The use of cascaded nonlinearity inside nonlinear crystal made possible to construct a "nonlinearity-free" optical amplifier.

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Published date: 1999

Venue - Dates: Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99, San Diego, United States, 1999-02-21 - 1999-02-26

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