Title :
Quantum-enhanced optical vibrometer
Author :
Burdge, Geoffrey L. ; Wasilousky, Peter A. ; Silver, Michael ; Burberry, Lee ; Smith, Kevin H. ; Visone, Christopher ; Deibner, Bill ; Peach, Robert C.
Author_Institution :
Gov. Commun. Syst., Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
System performance and design are presented for a quantum-enhanced vibrometer. The system uses a receiver with a phase-sensitive amplifier to provide ~0 dB NF amplification enabling <;3.2 dB SNR improvement throughout 20 kHz acoustic bandwidth.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical parametric amplifiers; optical radar; optical receivers; optical sensors; vibration measurement; NF amplification; SNR improvement; acoustic bandwidth; frequency 20 kHz; phase-sensitive amplifier; quantum-enhanced optical vibrometer; receiver; system performance; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Signal to noise ratio; Vibrometers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
