DocumentCode
1136090
Title
Chromatic dispersion measurement error caused by source amplified spontaneous emission
Author
Dennis, T. ; Williams, P.A.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
16
Issue
11
fYear
2004
Firstpage
2532
Lastpage
2534
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally and theoretically the degrading effect of noise from source amplified spontaneous emission on measurements of chromatic dispersion using the modulation phase-shift method. We show that dramatic performance improvements can be realized simply by using a narrow-band tracking filter.
Keywords
measurement errors; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; optical noise; superradiance; tracking filters; chromatic dispersion measurement error; modulation phase-shift method; narrow-band tracking filter; noise; source amplified spontaneous emission; Chromatic dispersion; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Measurement errors; Phase measurement; Phase modulation; Phase noise; Spontaneous emission; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2004.834877
Filename
1344091
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