Title :
Gain and wavelength dependence of the noise-figure in fiber optical parametric amplification
Author :
Kylemark, Per ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We measure, for the first time, the wavelength resolved electrical noise figure (NF) of a fiber-optical parametric amplifier and find excellent agreement with theoretical predictions. We furthermore measure the NF in the exponential gain regime at high gain and quantify the gain dependence of the NF as well as its spectral dependence
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; NF; electrical noise figure; fiber optical parametric amplification; gain dependence; spectral dependence; Electric variables measurement; Gain measurement; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Stimulated emission; Time measurement; Wavelength measurement; Noise figure (NF); parametric amplifier; phase modulation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.875340
