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Arnaud MUSSOT: Senior Lecturer - University of Lille 1, PhLAM laboratory
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Alexandre KUDLINSKI: Senior Lecturer - University of Lille 1, PhLAM laboratory
INTRODUCTION
Fiber-optic parametric amplifiers are based on the four-wave phase-tuned mixing process. This family of optical amplifiers differs in nature from fiber optic amplifiers based on the Raman effect or stimulated emission, and therefore has specific intrinsic properties. The most noteworthy of these are their wide spectral gain, wavelength tunability, frequency conversion properties and virtually instantaneous response time, making them interesting candidates for amplification or all-optical information processing in optical telecommunications.
Fiber optical parametric amplifiers rely on the phase-matched four wave mixing process. This class of optical amplifier differs by nature from other fiber-based optical amplifiers such as Raman or erbium-doped ones. As a consequence, their intrinsic properties such as wide spectral gain band, wavelength tunability and quasi-instantaneous time response make them very attractive for telecommunication applications or all-optical processing.
Four-wave mixing, parametric amplification, frequency conversion, modulation instability, optical Kerr effect
Four wave mixing, parametric amplification, frequency conversion, modulation instability, optical Kerr effect
Sector: Optics
Degree of technology diffusion: Emergence | Growth | Maturity
Technologies involved :
Applications: Optical telecommunications, all-optical information processing
Main French players :
Competitive clusters :
Competence centers: Femto-ST Institute (Duffieux), University of Lille (Phlam), University of Burgundy (ICB)
Manufacturers :
Other international players: Chalmers University (Sweden), Swansea University (Wales), University of California (San Diego, US), Cornell University (US), Honk-Kong University (Hong Kong)
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