92% pump depletion in a continuous-wave one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier

Theory shows that near-complete pump depletion can be obtained in uniform fiber-optic parametric amplifiers (OPA's) for a particular phase-matching condition. We have demonstrated 92% pump depletion in a cw fiber OPA, with a 200-mW pump at 1560 nm in an 11-km-long dispersion-shifted fiber.

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 26; no. 9; p. 620
Main Authors Marhic, M E, Wong, K K, Ho, M C, Kazovsky, L G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2001
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Summary:Theory shows that near-complete pump depletion can be obtained in uniform fiber-optic parametric amplifiers (OPA's) for a particular phase-matching condition. We have demonstrated 92% pump depletion in a cw fiber OPA, with a 200-mW pump at 1560 nm in an 11-km-long dispersion-shifted fiber.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/OL.26.000620