Optical amplifier

US9065243B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9065243-B2
Application numberUS-201213980756-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 20, 2012
Priority dateJan 20, 2011
Publication dateJun 23, 2015
Grant dateJun 23, 2015

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The phase sensitive amplifier according to the present invention is a phase sensitive amplifier that uses the optical mixing using a nonlinear optical effect to amplify the signal light. The phase sensitive amplifier according to the present invention includes: the first second-order nonlinear optical element; and the second second-order nonlinear optical element. The first second-order nonlinear optical element causes the fundamental wave light to generate second harmonic light used as pump light and separates only the second harmonic light. The second second-order nonlinear optical element includes a multiplexer to multiplex the signal light with the second harmonic light and spectrally separates only the amplified signal light. The multiplexed signal light and second harmonic light are used subjected to parametric amplification.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A phase sensitive amplifier that amplifies signal light based on the optical mixing using nonlinear optical effects, comprising: an optical fiber laser amplifier for amplifying fundamental wave light; a second-order nonlinear optical element that consists of a periodically-poled second-order nonlinear optical material and that includes an optical waveguide for generating a sum frequency light from fundamental wave light; a filter for spectrally sep…

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What does patent US9065243B2 cover?
The phase sensitive amplifier according to the present invention is a phase sensitive amplifier that uses the optical mixing using a nonlinear optical effect to amplify the signal light. The phase sensitive amplifier according to the present invention includes: the first second-order nonlinear optical element; and the second second-order nonlinear optical element. The first second-order nonline…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Asobe Masaki, Umeki Takeshi, Enbutsu Kouji, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01S3/06754. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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