Polarization-maintaining hybrid erbium-brillouin amplifier for high-power low-noise sources

Authors
Strutz, SJ Williams, KJ Esman, RD
Citation
Sj. Strutz et al., Polarization-maintaining hybrid erbium-brillouin amplifier for high-power low-noise sources, IEEE PHOTON, 13(9), 2001, pp. 936-938
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
936 - 938
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200109)13:9<936:PHEAFH>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A low-noise high-power source incorporating a polarization-maintaining erbi um-brillouin fiber amplifier is presented. The output noise power is analyz ed and a theoretical noise spectral density is determined. Shot-noise-limit ed performance is predicted and experimentally achieved within the 1-8-GHz- offset frequency range. The polarization extinction ratio was measured as 2 5 dB.