DocumentCode
2053772
Title
Quantum-limited amplification in a fiber optical parametric amplifier
Author
Kylemark, Per ; Marhic, Michel E.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Adv. Telecommun., Swansea Univ., Swansea
fYear
2008
fDate
21-25 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The noise figure of a fiber optical parametric amplifier is measured at 300 and 77 K. Record low-noise, quantum-limited amplification is achieved at the Stokes frequencies.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; Stokes frequencies; fiber optical parametric amplifier; low-noise amplification; quantum-limited amplification; temperature 300 K; temperature 77 K; Frequency measurement; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical recording; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Brussels
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2228-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729205
Filename
4729205
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