Relative intensity noise in semiconductor optical amplifiers
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 1 (12) , 438-440
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.46042
Abstract
The spontaneous noise spectrum of high-gain semiconductor optical amplifiers is normally assumed to be dominated by spontaneous-spontaneous and signal-spontaneous beat noise, which is white over the frequency range important to fiber-optic systems. Recent measurements have shown that a strong resonance peak in the spontaneous noise spectrum appears well below the threshold current, indicating the existence of relative intensity noise. This noise term has important implications for system design, and its effect on several transmission systems is described. Relative intensity noise in semiconductor optical amplifiers is compared to the similar relative intensity noise found in semiconductor lasers.Keywords
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