Accurate determination of the noise figure of polarization-dependent optical amplifiers: Theory and experiment

Tristan Briant; Philippe Grangier; Rosa Tualle-Brouri; Alain Bellemain; Romain Brenot; Bruno Thédrez

doi:10.1109/JLT.2005.864001

Accurate determination of the noise figure of polarization-dependent optical amplifiers: Theory and experiment

Tristan Briant, Philippe Grangier, Rosa Tualle-Brouri, Alain Bellemain, Romain Brenot, Bruno Thédrez

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Abstract

The authors compare both theoretically and experimentally an optical and an electrical method for determining the noise factor (NF) of optical amplifiers. The influence of polarization dependence on the optical method is discussed in detail. The resulting noise measurement method is then used to characterize a novel multiple quantum well (MQW) amplifier, and an electrical noise figure of 6 dB is demonstrated for the first time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1499-1503
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2005.864001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Noise factor (NF)
Polarization dependence
Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

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Accurate determination of the noise figure of polarization-dependent optical amplifiers: Theory and experiment

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