Andersen UL, Leuchs G (2007)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2007
Publisher: Taylor & Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles
Book Volume: 54
Pages Range: 2351-2356
DOI: 10.1080/09500340701639599
In this paper we evaluate experimentally measured signal-to-noise ratio performance of different types of optical amplifiers [V. Josse, M. Sabuncu, N. Cerf, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 163602 (2006); Z.Y. Ou, S.F. Pereira and H.J. Kimble, Phys. Rev. Lett. 70 3239 (1993)]. We pay particular attention to the low gain regime where the quantum limit of the amplifier varies with gain. Independent of the amplifier type the noise performance is remarkably close to the quantum limit. Low gain optical amplifiers are of interest for quantum communication.
APA:
Andersen, U.L., & Leuchs, G. (2007). Optical amplification at the quantum limit. Journal of Modern Optics, 54, 2351-2356. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340701639599
MLA:
Andersen, Ulrik Lund, and Gerd Leuchs. "Optical amplification at the quantum limit." Journal of Modern Optics 54 (2007): 2351-2356.
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