Title :
Broadband, high sensitivity erbium amplifier receiver for operation over wide wavelength range
Author :
Boggis, J. ; Lord, A. ; Violas, M. ; Heatley, D. ; Stallard, W.A.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
4/14/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The sensitivity of an ultra-broadband optical receiver, built using discrete commercial components, was improved by 13.4 dB giving -32.4 dBm at 5 Gbit/s, by employing an erbium doped fibre preamplifier. Results also showed a maximum sensitivity variation of 2.1 dB over a 30 nm wavelength range.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre optics; optical communication equipment; receivers; solid lasers; 5 Gbit/s; discrete commercial components; doped fibre preamplifier; fibre preamplifier; maximum sensitivity variation; sensitivity; ultra-broadband optical receiver; wide wavelength range;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900345
