Title :
A high-power, low-noise polarization maintaining Erbium/Brillouin fiber amplified source
Author :
Strutz, S.J. ; Williams, K.J. ; Esman, R.D.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Technol. Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A polarization maintaining erbium/Brillouin fiber amplifier was investigated. The output noise of the amplified source was measured and compared to shot-noise. Shot-noise limited performance was achieved within the 1 GHz to 8 GHz frequency band.
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; shot noise; stimulated Brillouin scattering; 1 to 8 GHz; Er-doped/Brillouin fiber amplifier; GHz frequency band; amplified source; erbium/Brillouin fiber amplified source; high-power; low-noise polarization maintaining; output noise; shot-noise; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
