Title :
Near-noiseless amplification for analog optical signals
Author :
Lim, Oo-Kaw ; Grigoryan, Vladimir ; Shin, Matthew ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
Abstract :
We demonstrate an ultra-low-noise fiber-optic phase-sensitive amplification scheme that is capable of providing more than 10 dB of gain on a 40 MHz analog signal.
Keywords :
laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; analog optical signal; fiber-optic parametric amplifiers; fiber-optic phase-sensitive amplification; frequency 40 MHz; gain 10 dB; ultralow-noise amplification; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444390
