Optimization of large-scale fiber sensor arrays incorporating multiple optical amplifiers - Part I: Signal-to-noise ratio

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 218-223

  Hodgson, Craig W ^{a,c,d,f,g,h,i}   Wagener, Jefferson L ^d   Digonnet, Michel J F ^e   Shaw, Herbert J ^b,e  

^a OSA ^*  (United States)

^b IEEE

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Litton Guidance and Control Systems   (United States)

ⁱ OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Array signal processing; Erbium materials devices; Noise; Optical arrays; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber transducers; Time division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TELEMETERING; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER (EDFA) TELEMETRY;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0031996484     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.661013     Document Type: Article

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