Title :
Optical amplification in a nonlinear fibre interferometer
Author :
Marhic, Michel E. ; Hsia, Chih-Hsien ; Jeong, J.-M.
Author_Institution :
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
A report is made on the observation of optical amplification in a nonlinear fibre interferometer, based on degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM). The results are in agreement with a classical derivation for the nonlinear phase shift and gain.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; light interferometers; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optics; DFWM; classical derivation; degenerate four-wave mixing; nonlinear amplifiers; nonlinear fibre interferometer; nonlinear gain; nonlinear phase shift; observation; optical amplification;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910136
