Theory and Measurement Techniques for the Noise Figure of Optical Amplifiers

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-154

  Baney, Douglas M ^a   Gallion, Philippe ^b   Tucker, Rodney S ^c  

^a AGILENT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS (EDFA);

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0042493231     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.2000.0327     Document Type: Article

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