Title :
Impact of phase-sensitive-amplifier´s mode structure on amplified image quality
Author :
Annamalai, Muthiah ; Vasilyev, Michael ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Abstract :
We study phase-sensitive image pre-amplification versus pumping conditions and number of signal modes. We see image improvement by pre-amplification, and high-spatial-frequency enhancement for “higher-order-pump,” “nonzero-wavevector-mismatch” cases.
Keywords :
optical images; optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; amplified image quality; high-spatial-frequency enhancement; higher-order-pump; mode structure; nonzero-wave vector-mismatch; phase-sensitive image pre-amplification; phase-sensitive-amplifier; pumping conditions; signal modes; Gain; Image quality; Laser radar; Nonlinear optics; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
