Impact of pump phase modulation on system performance of fibre-optical parametric amplifiers

A. Durécu-Legrand (1) , Arnaud Mussot (2) , C. Simonneau (1) , D. Bayart (3) , T. Sylvestre (2) , E. Lantz (2) , H. Maillotte (2)

1 ALCATEL - Research and Innovation Department
2 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)
3 ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles

Bit error rate induced in a parametric amplifier has been measured with a 10 Gbit=s line rate. It is shown experimentally that the phase modulation of the pump distorts the mark level of the channel and may cause system penalty. Different phase modulation schemes have been compared.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

A. Durécu-Legrand, Arnaud Mussot, C. Simonneau, D. Bayart, T. Sylvestre, et al.. Impact of pump phase modulation on system performance of fibre-optical parametric amplifiers. Electronics Letters, 2005, 41, n° 6, pp.83-84. ⟨hal-00097398⟩