Title :
Phase sensitive amplification of coherent multi-carrier pair with 3-dB signal-ASE beat noise reduction
Author :
Umeki, T. ; Asobe, M. ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Miyamoto, Yutaka
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We propose the simultaneous amplification of a coherent multi-carrier pair using χ(2)-based non-degenerate PSA. We demonstrate a 3-dB reduction in the signal-ASE beat noise and a BPSK signal power penalty improvement for the first time.
Keywords :
light coherence; optical parametric amplifiers; phase shift keying; superradiance; BPSK signal; coherent multicarrier pair; nondegenerate PSA; phase sensitive amplification; power penalty improvement; signal-ASE beat noise reduction; simultaneous amplification; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio;
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
