Title :
Signal-ASE noise filtering in optical millimeter-wave radio-over-fiber links
Author :
Griffin, R.A. ; Lane, P.M. ; O´Reilly, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
We consider optical amplifier noise in self-heterodyne optical mm-wave links, and propose that 0 dB noise figure can be achieved. We experimentally demonstrate 2.5 dB noise figure reduction for an Er-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA) using a tailored optical filter.
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; microwave links; microwave photonics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical filters; superradiance; 0 dB noise figure; 1550 nm; EDFA; Er-doped fibre amplifier; dB noise figure reduction; optical amplifier noise; optical millimeter-wave radio-over-fiber links; self-heterodyne optical mm-wave link; signal-ASE noise filtering; tailored optical filter; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Filtering; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1998. MWP '98. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4936-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1998.745665
