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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Applications of nonlinear parametric effects for advanced processing of optical signals

Periklis Petropoulos, Kyle R. H. Bottrill, Francesca R. Parmigiani, Graham Hesketh, Liam Jones, David John Richardson

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

Phase-sensitive amplifiers constitute powerful tools for the regeneration of phase-encoded optical signals. However, they are often accompanied by a detrimental phase-to-amplitude noise conversion. We present techniques to overcome this effect and discuss their potential.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_si.2016.sth4f.1

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