Open AccessPhase-sensitive amplification using gain saturation in a nonlinear Sagnac interferometer
Author(s) -
Yongzhang Leng,
Christopher J. K. Richardson,
J. Goldhar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.021446
Subject(s) - optics , interferometry , picosecond , optical amplifier , saturation (graph theory) , amplifier , physics , nonlinear optics , phase (matter) , nonlinear system , materials science , optoelectronics , laser , mathematics , cmos , combinatorics , quantum mechanics
Phase-sensitive amplification of picosecond optical pulses was demonstrated using an SOA as the nonlinear medium inside a Sagnac interferometer. Ratios of maximum to minimum gain of more than 3:1 were experimentally measured. Numerical simulations using a semiconductor amplifier model are consistent with experiments.