Title :
Experimental reduction of fiber-induced intensity noise in analog optical links employing chirped fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Marti, J. ; Ramos, F. ; Polo, V.
Author_Institution :
FRG/ITACA, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
The use of chirped fiber Bragg gratings to mitigate dispersion-induced intensity noise in analog optical systems is experimentally demonstrated. The measurements show a 20 dB reduction in a 50 km standard single-mode optical span.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical noise; 50 km; analog optical links; analogue optical systems; chirped fiber Bragg gratings; dispersion-induced intensity noise; fiber-induced intensity noise; standard single-mode optical span; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Isolators; Laser noise; Noise reduction; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7695-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1210933
