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Theory of Spontaneous Emission Factors of Optical Parametric Amplifiers

Kazuro Kikuchi

Published Jan 1, 2021• 4 citations
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Abstract

This study analyzes the effect of the internal loss of optical parametric amplifiers on their noise characteristics. Quantum-mechanical Langevin equations are used to derive theoretical expressions for the spontaneous emission factor for the first time.
DOI
10.1364/ofc.2021.w6a.38

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