In-line optical phase-sensitive amplifier employing pump laser injection-locked to input signal light

Electronics Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 274-276

  Takada, A ^a   Imajuku, W ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTION LASERS; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL PUMPING; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; RING LASERS;

OPTICAL PHASE SENSITIVE AMPLIFIERS (PSA); SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0032484868     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19980097     Document Type: Article

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