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Noiseless optical amplification in quasi-phase-matched bulk lithium niobate

Noiseless optical amplification in quasi-phase-matched bulk lithium niobate
Noiseless optical amplification in quasi-phase-matched bulk lithium niobate
An optical parametric amplifier (OPO) has been demonstrated in bulk, periodically poled lithium niobate and is shown to operate with a noise figure well below the classical limit. In contrast to conventional OPSs, this device uses quasi-phase matching to provide the coupling between the pump and the signal. Comparison of the measured performance with that of a theoretical model reveals that the main intrinsic contribution to the output noise is due to spatial and temporal mode mixing, which arises as a consequence of tight focusing of the incident beams. Factors that affect the performance of this amplifier are identified theoretically and their relative importance investigated for both amplification and squeezing.
0146-9592
1439-1441
Lovering, D.J.
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Levenson, J.A.
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Vidakovic, P.
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Webjörn, J.
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Russell, P.St.J.
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Lovering, D.J.
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Levenson, J.A.
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Vidakovic, P.
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Webjörn, J.
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Russell, P.St.J.
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Lovering, D.J., Levenson, J.A., Vidakovic, P., Webjörn, J. and Russell, P.St.J. (1996) Noiseless optical amplification in quasi-phase-matched bulk lithium niobate. Optics Letters, 21 (18), 1439-1441. (doi:10.1364/OL.21.001439).

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An optical parametric amplifier (OPO) has been demonstrated in bulk, periodically poled lithium niobate and is shown to operate with a noise figure well below the classical limit. In contrast to conventional OPSs, this device uses quasi-phase matching to provide the coupling between the pump and the signal. Comparison of the measured performance with that of a theoretical model reveals that the main intrinsic contribution to the output noise is due to spatial and temporal mode mixing, which arises as a consequence of tight focusing of the incident beams. Factors that affect the performance of this amplifier are identified theoretically and their relative importance investigated for both amplification and squeezing.

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Published date: 1996

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Local EPrints ID: 78033
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78033
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 7e4269b0-8157-4231-bab4-b1aaffaaf95a

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 00:04

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Author: D.J. Lovering
Author: J.A. Levenson
Author: P. Vidakovic
Author: J. Webjörn
Author: P.St.J. Russell

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