Wide-bandwidth receiver photodetector frequency response measurements using amplified spontaneous emission from a semiconductor optical amplifier

The white optical noise (spontaneous-spontaneous beat noise) generated by amplified spontaneous emission from a semiconductor-optical amplifier is used to measure the frequency response of over-wide-bandwidth photodetectors and optical receivers. This technique can be used to characterize optoelectronic components of arbitrarily wide bandwidths. >

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