Title :
Noise effects in polarization maintaining optical amplifiers
Author :
Biernacki, P.D. ; Nichols, L.T. ; Matthews, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Excessive noise generation in optically amplified analog fiber optic systems due to different polarization-maintaining EDFA configurations is investigated. Increases in the effective RIN level of more than 20 dB are predicted and experimentally observed for double-pass configurations.
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fiber amplifiers; optical fiber polarization; double-pass configurations; effective RIN level; excessive noise generation; optically amplified analog fiber optic systems; polarization maintaining optical amplifier noise; polarization-maintaining EDFA configurations; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868289
