DocumentCode
1127346
Title
Signal-to-noise ratio in Raman active fiber systems: Application to recirculating delay lines
Author
Desurvire, Emmanuel ; Tur, Moshe ; Shaw, H.J.
Author_Institution
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Volume
4
Issue
5
fYear
1986
fDate
5/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
560
Lastpage
566
Abstract
An analysis of photon count statistics of noise in Raman fiber amplifiers and passive optical components is presented. The resuits are used for evaluating the output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of Raman active recirculating delay lines. It is found that the quadratic dependence of the noise on the number of recirculations causes the SNR to decay with increasing optical delays. Ultimate system performance capabilities, as determined by the SNR quantum limit, are discussed.
Keywords
Delay lines; Optical fibers; Raman scattering; Delay lines; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Semiconductor device noise; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074744
Filename
1074744
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