Optically amplified downconverting link with shot-noise-limited performance

Experimental results of a 12-GHz downconverting optical link are presented that demonstrate shot-noise-limited performance at a maximum total photoreceiver current of 72 mA. A balanced photoreceiver is utilized to reject both laser intensity noise and noise added by an erbium-doped fiber amplifier....

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 148 - 150
Main Authors Williams, K.J., Esman, R.D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.1996
Subjects
Erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Erbium-doped fiber lasers
Laser noise
Optical fiber communication
Optical noise
Optical receivers
Photoconductivity
Photodetectors
Radio frequency
Stimulated emission
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Summary:Experimental results of a 12-GHz downconverting optical link are presented that demonstrate shot-noise-limited performance at a maximum total photoreceiver current of 72 mA. A balanced photoreceiver is utilized to reject both laser intensity noise and noise added by an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. The receiver was constructed of four commercial 2-GHz photodetectors, each capable of detecting greater than 20 mA of average photocurrent with less than I-dB compression in received RF power.
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ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/68.475808