Measurement of gain tilt and its contribution to composite second-order distortion in the analog-digital transmission systems with Er/Yb fiber amplifiers

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1747-1751

  Dua, Puneit ^a   Dutta, Niloy K ^a   Jaques, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

ANALOG-DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEMS; COMPOSITE SECOND ORDER DISTORTION; ERBIUM YTTERBIUM FIBER AMPLIFIERS; GAIN TILT MEASUREMENT;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 1842482271     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.001747     Document Type: Article

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