Optically amplified downconverting link with shot-noise-limited performance

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 148-150

  Williams, K J ^a   Esman, R D ^a,b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; PHOTODETECTORS; SHOT NOISE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER; LASER INTENSITY NOISE; OPTICALLY AMPLIFIED DOWNCONVERTING LINKS; PHOTORECEIVERS;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0029762535     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.475808     Document Type: Article

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