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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2003.14.2.175

Nonlinear interferometric optical parametric amplifier  

Lee, Sang-Yong (Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering Hanyang University)
Kim, Jae-Kwan (Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering Hanyang University)
Jeong, Je-Myung (Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering Hanyang University)
Chang, Ho-Sung (Division of Electronics and Computer Engineering Dankook University)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.14, no.2, 2003 , pp. 175-183 More about this Journal
Abstract
We obtain a solution of optical parametric amplification using self-phase modulation within the Kerr media in a nonlinear interferometer with two arms. We show that it is equivalent to the solution driven by four-wave mixing and that the solution of parametric amplification is suitable to generate a parametric gain. We obtain a derivative of power gain with respect to the propagation distance and show that gain-saturation can occur as the beam propagates along the nonlinear arms. We also show a bandwidth characteristic of the parametric amplification driven by nondegenerate four-wave mixing. Numerical examples are given to illustrate that the solution of the parametric amplification can be applied to design and analysis of all-optical devices such as all-optical amplifiers.
Keywords
nonlinear optics; self-phase modulation; optical parametric amplifier; nonlinear interferometer;
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