Title :
Investigation of electrical noise figure for fiber optical parametric amplifiers
Author :
Durécu-Legrand, A. ; Simonneau, C. ; Bayart, D. ; Mussot, A. ; Sylvestre, T. ; Lantz, Eric ; Maillotte, H.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel. Res. & Innovation Dept., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Electrical measurements of the noise figure of a fiber optical parametric amplifier are presented and compared with optical measurements. The transfer of pump noise by four-wave mixing was clearly demonstrated.
Keywords :
electric noise measurement; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; random noise; electrical noise figure; electrical noise measurement; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; four-wave mixing; pump noise; Electric variables measurement; Fiber nonlinear optics; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192782
