DocumentCode
3524260
Title
Ultra-Low-Noise Inline Fiber-Optic Phase-Sensitive Amplifier for Analog Optical Signals
Author
Oo-Kaw Lim ; Grigoryan, Vladimir ; Shin, M. ; Kumar, Pranaw
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate a near-noiseless amplification scheme for analog optical signals. The noise figure of a frequency-non-degenerate phase-sensitive fiber parametric amplifier is measured to be close to the Raman limit (~≃ 0.5 dB) in the fiber.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; Raman limit; analog optical signals; inline fiber-optic phase-sensitive amplifier; near-noiseless amplification scheme; ultra low noise; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528359
Filename
4528359
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