Noiseless amplification of images in a confocal cavity

Authors
Mancini, S Gatti, A Lugiato, L
Citation
S. Mancini et al., Noiseless amplification of images in a confocal cavity, EUR PHY J D, 12(3), 2000, pp. 499-508
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D
ISSN journal
14346060 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
499 - 508
Database
ISI
SICI code
1434-6060(200012)12:3<499:NAOIIA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We study the noiseless amplification of an optical image by means of a conf ocal cavity containing a parametric medium. We demonstrate, in the ideal si tuation, the possibility of preserving the signal-to-noise ratio while ampl ifying uniformly the entire image. Some specific effects, which may degrade the performances of the scheme, are taken into account.