DocumentCode
338864
Title
The proper definition of noise figure of optical amplifiers
Author
Haus, H.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
3
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
310
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.768148
Filename
768148
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