Electronics Letters

Low-noise optoelectronic amplifier using sub-shot noise light

P.J. Edwards

Published Feb 4, 1993• 17 citations

Abstract

A new type of low-noise optoelectronic amplifier is proposed which uses intensity-squeezed light from a tandem array of high quantum efficiency laser diodes or light-emitting diodes. Applications include amplification of intensity-squeezed light, sub-shot noise modulated lightwave generation for free-space and fibre transmission, and low noise small signal RF amplification.

DOI: 10.1049/el:19930204

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