Title :
Relative impact of multiple-path interference and amplified spontaneous emission noise on optical receiver performance
Author :
Bromage, J. ; Nelson, L.E. ; Kim, C.H. ; Winzer, P.J. ; Essiambre, R.J. ; Jopson, R.M.
Abstract :
In this paper we compare the impact of MPI and ASE noise on Q-factor measurements when using an optically-preamplified receiver. We performed measurements on a 10-Gb/s data stream for two transmission formats: return-to-zero with a 50% duty cycle and a nonreturn-to-zero.
Keywords :
Q-factor measurement; optical noise; optical receivers; superradiance; 10 Gbit/s; ASE noise; Gb/s data stream; Q-factor measurement; amplified spontaneous emission noise; multiple-path interference; nonreturn-to-zero; optical receiver performance; optically-preamplified receiver; return-to-zero; transmission formats; Additive noise; Interference; Noise measurement; Optical crosstalk; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor device noise; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036246
