Tunable Fiber-Optic Parametric Amplifier Based on Near-Zero Ultraflat Dispersion PCF for Communication Wavelength

Abstract

In this paper, a new technique to attain a tunable parametric amplifier for application in the communication wavelength, based on near-zero ultraflat dispersion with PCF, has been explored. The chromatic dispersion profile and the corresponding zero dispersion wavelength (ZDW) of the optimized PCF can be well tuned to provide a wide gain spectrum in the communication wavelength just by changing the temperature of the fiber. A detailed investigation reveals that the fiber retains its near-zero ultraflat nature when the temperature is increased by 2.50 °C from room temperature. While changing the temperature, the ZDWs can be well tuned, giving rise to a gain region of hundreds of nanometers around the pumping wavelength by changing the temperature of the fiber externally.

Keywords

• Microstructured Optical Fiber
• Fiber Design and Fabrication
• Dispersion Engineering
• Four Wave Mixing
• Fiber Optic Parametric Amplifier (FOPA)
• Zero dispersion wavelength (ZDW)