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European Conference on Optical Communication

Comparison analysis between the noise properties of single-pump and dual-pump fiber optical parametric amplifiers

Adonis Bogris

Published Jan 1, 2005• 0 citations
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Abstract

A comparison between the noise characteristics of single-pump and dual-pump fiber optical parametric amplifiers is theoretically carried out in terms of the noise figure, accounting for the amplified quantum noise and the excess pump noise. (2 pages)
DOI
10.1049/cp:20050713

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