Abstract
We demonstrate image amplification with a 19-pixel optical image amplifier array based on high gain per unit length Yb3+-doped phosphate glass optical fiber. The 19 pixels of the image amplifier provide spatially uniform image amplification whose gain can reach 30 dB/pixel or more with a fiber length of 10 cm. This image amplifier responds quickly to changes in the image position - with potential for GHz-level frame rates. This unique approach for image amplification offers low noise, high gain, and wide field of view in a compact fiber-based device.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3759-3765 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics