DocumentCode
1117424
Title
Lightwave systems with optical amplifiers
Author
Olsson, N.A.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Lab., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
7
Issue
7
fYear
1989
fDate
7/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1071
Lastpage
1082
Abstract
Fiber-optic communication systems using semiconductor laser amplifiers are investigated theoretically and experimentally. The noise and bit-error-rate characteristics of lightwave systems with optical amplifiers are calculated and the dependence of system performance on amplifier characteristics such as optical bandwidth, noise figure, gain, etc., is shown. Experimental results for both a 4-Gb/s optical preamplifier as well as coherent and direct detection systems with four inline amplifiers are presented
Keywords
digital communication systems; optical communication equipment; preamplifiers; semiconductor junction lasers; 4 Gbit/s; bit-error-rate; coherent detection; direct detection systems; gain; lightwave systems; noise; noise figure; optical amplifiers; optical bandwidth; optical preamplifier; semiconductor laser amplifiers; Communication systems; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Laser theory; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.29634
Filename
29634
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