Low-noise hybrid erbium/Brillouin amplifier

Authors
Strutz, SJ Williams, KJ
Citation
Sj. Strutz et Kj. Williams, Low-noise hybrid erbium/Brillouin amplifier, ELECTR LETT, 36(16), 2000, pp. 1359-1360
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
16
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1359 - 1360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(20000803)36:16<1359:LHEA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A photonic link incorporating a hybrid erbium/Brillouin fibre amplifier is investigated experimentally. Shot-noise limited performance is achieved wit hin the 500MHz to 8GHz frequency band. Low frequency burst noise is reduced by utilising an injected phase-modulated signal beam.