Title :
Low-noise hybrid erbium/Brillouin amplifier
Author :
Strutz, S.J. ; Williams, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
8/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A photonic link incorporating a hybrid erbium/Brillouin fibre amplifier is investigated experimentally. Shot-noise limited performance is achieved within the 500 MHz to 8 GHz frequency band. Low frequency burst noise is reduced by utilising an injected phase-modulated signal beam
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; burst noise; erbium; laser beams; laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; phase modulation; shot noise; 500 MHz to 8 GHz; frequency band; injected phase-modulated signal beam; low frequency burst noise; low-noise hybrid Er/Brillouin amplifier; photonic link; shot-noise limited performance;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001016
