Abstract
This tutorial reviews the recent research on fiber-based phase-sensitive
amplifiers (PSAs), and describes how they can be used in transmission systems. We
describe the fundamentals of parametric amplifiers, their history, and their basic
properties. Special emphasis is given to the noise properties and their implementation
in transmission systems. The copier-PSA setup is described and compared to
phase-insensitive links, and we describe the challenges in implementing these systems.
Finally, we describe the polarization properties of vector PSAs, and the PSA use in
compensation of nonlinear distortions.
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