DocumentCode
1440671
Title
The noise figure of optical amplifiers
Author
Haus, H.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
10
Issue
11
fYear
1998
Firstpage
1602
Lastpage
1604
Abstract
The noise figure definition used for the characterization of optical amplifiers is critiqued. It is shown that it is inconsistent with the IEEE standard established for electronic amplifiers. A noise figure definition is proposed that is consistent with the IEEE standard and that is shown to be superior to the one currently in use.
Keywords
IEEE standards; fibre lasers; laser noise; optical communication equipment; IEEE standard; noise figure; noise figure definition; optical amplifiers; optical fibre amplifiers; Additive noise; Bandwidth; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.726763
Filename
726763
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