Raman-effect induced noise limits on χ(3) parametric amplifiers and wavelength converters

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Voss, Paul L ^a   Kumar, Prem ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Four wave mixing; Optical amplification; Optical parametric amplification; Quantum fluctuation; Raman amplification

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; QUANTUM FLUCTUATION; RAMAN AMPLIFICATION;

AMPLIFICATION; FOUR WAVE MIXING; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; QUANTUM OPTICS; RAMAN SCATTERING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 4344677018     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4266/6/8/021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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