Phase-sensitive amplification using gain saturation in a nonlinear Sagnac interferometer

Phase-sensitive amplification using gain saturation in a nonlinear Sagnac interferometer

Phase-sensitive amplification of picosecond optical pulses was demonstrated using an SOA as the nonlinear medium inside a Sagnac interferometer. Ratios of maximum to minimum gain of more than 3:1 were experimentally measured. Numerical simulations using a semiconductor amplifier model are consistent...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics express 2008-12, Vol.16 (26), p.21446-21455
Hauptverfasser: Leng, Yongzhang, Richardson, Christopher J K, Goldhar, Julius
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amplifiers, Electronic
Computer Simulation
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Interferometry - methods
Models, Statistical
Models, Theoretical
Optics and Photonics
Refractometry
Reproducibility of Results
Semiconductors
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Zusammenfassung:Phase-sensitive amplification of picosecond optical pulses was demonstrated using an SOA as the nonlinear medium inside a Sagnac interferometer. Ratios of maximum to minimum gain of more than 3:1 were experimentally measured. Numerical simulations using a semiconductor amplifier model are consistent with experiments.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.16.021446