Raman-effect induced noise limits on x(3) parametric amplifiers and wavelength converters

被引：39

作者：

Voss, PL ^{[1
]}

Kumar, P ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Northwestern Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Ctr Photon Commun & Comp, Evanston, IL 60208 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF OPTICS B-QUANTUM AND SEMICLASSICAL OPTICS | 2004年 / 6卷 / 08期

关键词：

optical amplification; quantum fluctuation; optical parametric amplification; Raman amplification; four-wave mixing;

D O I：

10.1088/1464-4266/6/8/021

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

The non-zero response time of the Kerr (chi((3))) nonlinearity determines the quantum-limited noise figure of chi((3)) parametric amplifiers and wavelength converters. This non-zero response time of the nonlinearity requires coupling of the parametric amplification process to a molecular-vibration phonon bath, causing the addition of excess noise through Raman gain or loss. The effect of this excess noise on the noise figure of the amplifier can be significant. We derive analytical expressions for this quantum-limited noise figure in the case of non-degenerate phase-insensitive operation of a chi((3)) parametric amplifier and show excellent agreement with experiment without any fitting parameter. We also derive analytical expressions for the quantum limited noise figure for chi((3))-based wavelength converters.

引用

页码：S762 / S770

页数：9

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