Optical parametric amplifiers with exceptional qualities using highly nonlinear optical fibre [ 2002-07-01 - 2006-01-01 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Pamela McNamara (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Simon Fleming (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Wei Xu (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Justin Blows (Postdoctoral Fellow) ,  Dr Sylvia French (Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Optical parametric amplifiers with exceptional qualities using highly nonlinear optical fibre. Current optical fibre networks use only a fraction of their capacity. This is in part because optical amplifiers with enough bandwidth do not exist. However, it will soon become necessary to exploit all of this capacity. This project will create a new highly nonlinear optical fibre with very low loss and tailored dispersion properties. This will then be used to make an optical fibre parametric amplifier with a world record bandwidth, which will enable the full capacity of optical fibre to be exploited.

Funding Amount $470,827

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