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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Tunable All-Optical WDM Channel Selection using Raman Assisted Cascaded Parametric Amplification

Fatemeh Alishahi, Yinwen Cao, Morteza Ziyadi, A. Mohajerin-Ariaei, Ahmad Fallahpour, Ahmed Almaiman, Changjing Bao, Peicheng Liao, Asher J. Willner, Bishara Shamee, Youichi Akasaka, Tadashi Ikeuchi, Shigehiro Takasaka, Ryuichi Sugizaki, Joseph D. Touch, Moshe Tur, Alan Eli Willner

Published Jan 1, 2016• 3 citations
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Abstract

A cascaded configuration of Parametric Amplifiers (PA) using distributed Raman amplification is proposed to selectively extract either of QPSK channels in a WDM system. Wavelength selectivity is obtained by changing PA pump wavelength and phase.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2016.jth2a.125

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