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Optical Fiber Communication Conference

Phase Sensitive Degenerate Parametric Amplification Using Highly Efficient PPLN Ridge Waveguides

Takeshi Umeki, Osamu Tadanaga, Atsushi Takada, Masaki Asobe

Published Jan 1, 2011• 3 citations
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Abstract

We constructed the first CW pumped degenerate parametric amplifier based on PPLN waveguides. We successfully demonstrated an in-phase gain of +11 dB and the phase sensitive amplification of a modulated signal.
DOI
10.1364/ofc.2011.othu6

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