Title :
Towards noiseless amplification of optical signals
Author_Institution :
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Parametric amplifiers can boost signals with 0 dB noise-figure penalty, which for conventional linear optical amplifiers approaches 3 dB at high gains. We will present results on noise performance of fiber optical parametric amplifiers, focusing on regimes of noiseless signal amplification.
Keywords :
amplification; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; noiseless signal amplification; optical signals; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
