All-optical storage of a picosecond-pulse packet using parametric amplification

We demonstrate all-optical storage of a picosecond-pulse packet of ones and zeros in a fiber buffer in which loss is compensated by parametric amplification. An all-fiber phase-sensitive parametric amplifier, which exploits a nonlinear Sagnac loop made of standard polarization-maintaining fiber to p...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 9; no. 7; pp. 1020 - 1022
Main Authors Bartolini, G.D., Serkland, D.K., Kumar, P., Kath, W.L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.07.1997
Subjects
Buffer storage
Optical buffering
Optical fiber amplifiers
Optical fiber couplers
Optical fiber devices
Optical fiber networks
Optical fiber polarization
Optical receivers
Optical transmitters
Pulse amplifiers
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Summary:We demonstrate all-optical storage of a picosecond-pulse packet of ones and zeros in a fiber buffer in which loss is compensated by parametric amplification. An all-fiber phase-sensitive parametric amplifier, which exploits a nonlinear Sagnac loop made of standard polarization-maintaining fiber to provide gain, regenerates the stored pulses on each round-trip. Storage for periods of time tip to 1 ms has been observed. Data packets of 10's of kilobits could be stored in this device with use of a higher repetition-rate pump source.
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ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/68.593386