Title :
The proper definition of noise figure of optical amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The noise figure definition currently in use for the characterization of optical amplifiers is criticised. Its 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 :
laser noise; measurement standards; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; telecommunication standards; IEEE standard; electronic amplifiers; noise figure definition; optical amplifier noise figure definition; Additive noise; Fluctuations; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.768148
