Title :
Optical amplifier noise figure measurement by all-fibre optical homodyne tomography
Author :
Martelli, P. ; Pietralunga, S.M. ; Ranzani, L. ; Siano, R. ; Martinelli, M.
Author_Institution :
CoreCom, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
An all-fibre optical homodyne tomography apparatus is realized for reconstructing the photon statistics of the superposition between optical noise and signal. This apparatus is employed to measure the noise figure of an optical amplifier.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; homodyne detection; optical fibres; optical noise; optical tomography; optical variables measurement; photon counting; all-fibre optical homodyne tomography; noise figure measurement; optical amplifier; optical noise; photon statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
