Full characterization of the signal and idler noise figure spectra in single-pumped fiber optical parametric amplifiers

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 2884-2893

  Tong, Zhi ^a   Bogris, Adonis ^b   Karlsson, Magnus ^a   Andrekson, Peter A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; NOISE FIGURE; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; PHONONS; PUMPS;

ELECTRICAL DOMAINS; EXCESS NOISE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIBER OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; NOISE SOURCE; RAMAN GAIN; RESIDUAL NOISE; THEORETICAL RESULT;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 76149138880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.002884     Document Type: Article

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