Title :
Overcoming electronic limits to optical phase measurements with an optical phase-only amplifier
Author :
Kakande, J. ; Slavik, R. ; Parmigiani, F. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Abstract :
We utilize four wave mixing to precisely multiply the modulation depth of a phase encoded signal, demonstrating 3-extra effective bits of resolution at 32GHz. The technique enables a new class of optical signal processing functions.
Keywords :
Fiber optics; Harmonic analysis; Optical amplifiers; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
