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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 159-161 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Jan 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |