Impact of Amplifier Noise Figure on Network Throughput

Alex Alvarado; David J. Ives; Seb J. Savory; Polina Bayvel

doi:10.1364/OFC.2016.Tu3F.4

Optical Fiber Communication Conference
OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optica Publishing Group, 2016),
paper Tu3F.4
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OFC.2016.Tu3F.4

Impact of Amplifier Noise Figure on Network Throughput

Alex Alvarado, David J. Ives, Seb J. Savory, and Polina Bayvel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2016

Anaheim, California United States
20–22 March 2016
ISBN: 978-1-943580-07-1

From the session
Impairment-Aware Networking (Tu3F)

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Get PDF
Email
Share
Get Citation
Copy Citation Text
A. Alvarado, D. J. Ives, S. J. Savory, and P. Bayvel, "Impact of Amplifier Noise Figure on Network Throughput," in Optical Fiber Communication Conference, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optica Publishing Group, 2016), paper Tu3F.4.

Export Citation
- BibTex
- Endnote (RIS)
- HTML
- Plain Text
Citation alert
Save article

Abstract

The impact of the amplifier noise figure (NF) on the optical network throughput is quantified from an information viewpoint. For every dB of NF decrease, throughput gains between 4% and 7% are reported.

PDF Article

More Like This

Assessment of Options for Utilizing SNR Margin to Increase Network Data Throughput

David J. Ives, Polina Bayvel, and Seb J. Savory
M2I.3 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2015

Noise Figure of High-Repetition-Rate Optical Parametric Amplifiers in Silicon

Xinzhu Sang, En-Kuang Tien, Feng Qian, Nuh S. Yuksek, Qi Song, and Ozdal Boyraz
CTuT6 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 2008

Temperature characteristics of noise figure of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

Y. H. Cheng, N. Kagi, A. Oyobe, H. Hiramatsu, and K. Nakamura
ThM4 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 1991

Previous Article Next Article