Optical amplifier noise reduction in mm-wave links by signal-ASE noise filtering

RA Griffin, PM Lane, JJ O’Reilly

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Abstract

Optical amplifier noise in optical millimetre-wave links is analysed. It is shown that signal-amplified spontaneous emission (ASE)beat noise may be reduced by 3 dB for two-tone optical spectra, in contrast to conventional intensity-modulated links where signal-ASE noise cannot be modified by optical filtering. A reduction in signal-ASE noise of 2.5 dB is experimentally demonstrated for an erbium-doped fibre amplifier using a 30 GHz optical millimetre-wave source and a Bragg fibre grating.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-161
Number of pages3
JournalElectronics Letters
Volume35
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 1999
Externally publishedYes

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