Title :
Phase-noise generation in an amplitude limiter using saturation of a fiber-optic parametric amplifier
Author :
Matsumoto, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita
Abstract :
Generation of phase noise in output signals of an amplitude limiter using saturation of FOPA is analyzed. It is shown that optimum pump power exists for minimum output phase noise.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical limiters; optical pumping; phase noise; amplitude limiter; fiber-optic parametric amplifier; phase-noise generation; pump power; Amplitude modulation; Couplings; Differential equations; Frequency; Noise level; Optical noise; Phase noise; Repeaters; Signal analysis; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729428
