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Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE

Noise pumping in nonlinear optical processes: Part II--Parametric amplification of light; Raman scattering in a selective resonator

Yu E D'yakov, Sergei Yu. Nikitin

Published Dec 11, 1992• 0 citations
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Abstract

This paper presents a theory for parametric amplification of light in the case of non- monochromatic pumping. A possibility of conversion of the optical noise into a quasiharmonic signal as a result of Raman scattering in a selective resonator is discussed for the first time.
DOI
10.1117/12.131845

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