DocumentCode
2307016
Title
Combined impact of double-Rayleigh backscatter and amplified spontaneous emission on receiver noise
Author
Winzer, Peter J. ; Essiambre, Rene-Jean ; Bromage, Jake
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
17-22 Mar 2002
Firstpage
734
Lastpage
735
Abstract
We have expressed the dependence of ASE and DRB beat noises on the optical pulsewidths, optical and electrical filter bandwidths. Using short pulses increases immunity to DRB beat noise, while the use of narrower optical and/or electrical filters emphasizes the impact of DRB beat noise.
Keywords
Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; optical noise; optical receivers; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE; DRB beat noise; DRB beat noises; amplified spontaneous emission; double-Rayleigh backscatter; electrical filter bandwidths; optical filter bandwidths; optical pulsewidths; receiver noise; short pulses; Backscatter; Crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN
1-55752-701-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036683
Filename
1036683
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