DocumentCode
1474296
Title
Wide-bandwidth receiver photodetector frequency response measurements using amplified spontaneous emission from a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author
Eichen, Elliot ; Schlafer, John ; Rideout, William ; McCabe, John
Author_Institution
GTE Lab. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Volume
8
Issue
6
fYear
1990
fDate
6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
912
Lastpage
916
Abstract
The white optical noise (spontaneous-spontaneous beat noise) generated by amplified spontaneous emission from a semiconductor-optical amplifier is used to measure the frequency response of over-wide-bandwidth photodetectors and optical receivers. This technique can be used to characterize optoelectronic components of arbitrarily wide bandwidths
Keywords
optical variables measurement; photodetectors; receivers; semiconductor junction lasers; superradiance; white noise; amplified spontaneous emission; optical receivers; optoelectronic components; over-wide-bandwidth photodetectors; photodetector frequency response measurements; receiver frequency response measurements; semiconductor optical amplifier; spontaneous-spontaneous beat noise; white optical noise; Broadband amplifiers; Frequency measurement; Frequency response; Noise generators; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Photodetectors; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.54509
Filename
54509
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