DocumentCode
1226903
Title
Suppression of signal fluctuation induced by crosstalk light in a gain saturated laser diode amplifier
Author
Inoue, Kyo
Author_Institution
NTT Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Volume
8
Issue
3
fYear
1996
fDate
3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
458
Lastpage
460
Abstract
This letter demonstrates that a gain saturated laser diode amplifier, due to its input/output characteristic, has the effect of reducing signal fluctuation. Bit error rate measurement shows that receiver sensitivity degradation caused by crosstalk light is improved with the amplifier. It also shows that there is an optimum saturation condition at which the sensitivity is efficiently improved.
Keywords
fluctuations; optical crosstalk; optical fibre polarisation; optical receivers; optical saturation; semiconductor lasers; sensitivity; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM lightwave systems; bit error rate measurement; crosstalk light; gain saturated laser diode amplifier; input/output characteristic; optimum saturation condition; receiver sensitivity degradation; sensitivity; signal fluctuation; Bit error rate; Crosstalk; Diode lasers; Fluctuations; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical receivers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.481149
Filename
481149
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