METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SPACE-BASED OPERATION OF QUANTUM-OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS EMBODIED AS OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES

摘要

The instant invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the space-basedoperation of quantum-optical amplifiers embodied as optical waveguides,while taking the special conditions to be found in space into consideration. Anamplifier housing 2 filled with nitrogen has a cutout into which a plan-parallel quartzglass plate 4 has been fitted, through which light beams can enter and leave thehousing. The amplifier housing 2 rests on heat-insulating supports 3a, 3b and istemperature-stabilized by a Peltier element 5. The amplifier housing 2 is filled withnitrogen in order to achieve operating conditions similar to those on earth.