In-line optical phase-sensitive amplifier with pump light source controlled by optical phase-lock loop

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 637-646

  Imajuku, Wataru ^a   Takada, Atsushi ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; RING LASERS;

NONLINEAR FIBER SAGNAC INTERFEROMETERS (NFSI); OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL PHASE-LOCK LOOPS (OPLL); PHASE-SENSITIVE AMPLIFIERS (PSA);

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0032648055     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.754794     Document Type: Article

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