Title :
A simple formulation for the signal jitter due to the amplified spontaneous emission of optical amplifiers
Author :
Cartaxo, Adolfo V T
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Engenharia Electrotecnica e de Comput., Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
The signal jitter due to the amplified spontaneous emission noise of optical amplifiers is derived from a first order approximation of the average arrival time and its variance is evaluated. Analysis and illustrative examples are presented
Keywords :
fibre lasers; jitter; optical noise; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission; average arrival time; first order approximation; optical amplifiers; signal jitter; Jitter; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 7th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Antalya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1772-6
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1994.381116
