[ThC1] Nonlinearity and Its Mitigation

[ThC1-3] Low-Noise Phase Sensitive Amplification Using an Optical Phase-Locked Pump

〇Takushi Kazama¹, Takeshi Umeki¹, Yasuhiro Okamura², Koji Enbutsu¹, Osamu Tadanaga¹, Atsushi Takada², Ryoichi Kasahara¹ (¹NTT Corporation, Japan, ²Tokushima Univ., Japan)

Keywords:Transmission Subsystems

The noise property of a phase-sensitive amplifier using an optical phase-locked pump was evaluated. An average NF of 1.7-dB at a 23.2-dB gain was achieved within an input power range of -31 to -21 dBm.