Influence of reflected light on erbium-doped fiber amplifiers for optical AM video signal transmission systems

Author

Yoshinaga, Hisao ; Kikushima, Koji ; Yoneda, Etsugo

Author_Institution

NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

10

Issue

8

fYear

1992

fDate

8/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1132

Lastpage

1136

Abstract

Investigates experimentally the influence of reflected light on an erbium-doped fiber amplifier for use in optical AM frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) video distribution systems when reflection points exist before and after the amplifier. It is found that amplifier distortion is not affected by reflected light but that the signal gain and the noise figure of the fiber amplifier degrade with increased reflectivity. Gain was decreased by 3 dB when reflectivity after the amplifier was -12 dB. It was theoretically and experimentally clarified that the noise figure degradation was related to the internal reflection of the erbium-doped fiber, in addition to the reflection before and after the fiber amplifier. This internal reflection is caused by input signal light scattered within the erbium-doped fiber

Keywords

amplitude modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; frequency division multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical links; video signals; Er³⁺-doped fibre amplifiers; amplifier distortion; frequency-division multiplexing; input signal light; internal reflection; noise figure; optical AM video signal transmission systems; reflected light; reflectivity; signal gain; Acoustic reflection; Degradation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Frequency division multiplexing; Noise figure; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Reflectivity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.156855

Filename

156855