Quantum noise in a continuous-wave laser-diode-pumped Nd:YAG linear optical amplifier

Optics Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 1852-1854

  Tulloch, W M ^a   Rutherford, T S ^a   Huntington, E H ^a,c   Ewart, R ^a,d   Harb, C C ^a   Willke, B ^a   Gustafson, E K ^a   Fejer, M M ^a   Byer, R L ^a   Rowan, S ^b   Hough, J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SHOT NOISE; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

FABRY-PEROT RING CAVITY; FREE SPACE LINEAR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION; POWER NOISE; QUANTUM NOISE;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0032324692     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.23.001852     Document Type: Article

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