Noise Analysis of an Amplified Fiber-Optic Recirculating-Ring Delay Line

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 573-582

  Kringlebotn, Jon Thomas ^a   Bløtekjær, Kjell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; NOISE ANALYSIS; RING DELAY LINE;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0028387244     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.285340     Document Type: Article

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