Title :
Phase-sensitive amplification of optical signal by an SOA in a nonlinear Sagnac interferometer
Author :
Leng, Yongzhang ; Richardson, Christopher J.K. ; Goldhar, Julius
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci. & Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Maryland at Coll. Park, College Park, MD
Abstract :
Phase-sensitive amplification of picosecond optical pulses was demonstrated using an SOA as the nonlinear medium inside a Sagnac interferometer with a weak control signal. Numerical simulations using a semiconductor amplifier model are consistent with experiments.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear media; nonlinear optics; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; Sagnac interferometer; nonlinear Sagnac interferometer; nonlinear medium; optical signal; phase-sensitive amplification; picosecond optical pulses; semiconductor amplifier model; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Probes; Sagnac interferometers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (130.4815) Optical switching devices; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics - devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
