Optical amplification in a multichannel FSK coherent system

Abstract
We report the crosstalk degradation caused by an optical amplifier in a densely spaced four-channel heterodyne FSK system. A maximum receiver sensitivity of 250 photons/bit is obtained for an optimum input signal level. This result is 5dB poorer than the sensitivity obtained in the absence of an optical amplifier.

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