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Experimental comparison of gain and saturation characteristics of a parametric amplifier in phase-sensitive and phase-insensitive mode
Carl Lundström1, Joseph Kakande2, Peter A. Andrekson1, Periklis Petropoulos2, Francesca Parmigiani2 and David J.Richardson2
(1) Photonics Laboratory, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden
(2) Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK
Abstract
We demonstrate a parametric amplifier with precise control of the in-going waves and study gain and saturation properties in both PSA and PIA mode. A PSA gain of 33 dB is achieved.
European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) Vienna 20-24 Sep (2009)
Publisher′s URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5287307&tag=1
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