A semiclassical model for noise propagation in depleted-pump optical amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1823-1829

  Annovazzi Lodi, Valerio ^a,b,c   Merlo, Sabina ^b,c,d  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c University of Pavia ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplifier noise; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical mixing; Parametric amplifiers

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DEPLETED PUMP OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0032187482     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.720213     Document Type: Article

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