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<p>An <b>optical amplifier</b> is a device that amplifies an <a href="page.php?w=optical">optical</a> <a href="page.php?w=signal_%28information_theory%29">signal</a> directly, without the need to first convert it to an electrical signal. An optical amplifier may be thought of as a <a href="page.php?w=laser">laser</a> without an <a href="page.php?w=optical_cavity">optical cavity</a>, or one in which <a href="page.php?w=feedback">feedback</a> from the cavity is suppressed. Optical amplifiers are important in <a href="page.php?w=optical_communication">optical communication</a></p><p>
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