Noise characteristics of fiber-based optical phase conjugators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-79

  Hedekvist, Per Olof ^a   Andrekson, Peter A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Noise measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical parametric amplifiers; Optical phase conjugation

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

OPTICAL MIXING; OPTICAL NOISE; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION;

EID: 0032785280     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.737424     Document Type: Article

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