Journal of Modern Optics
Spectral noise analysis of single- and double-pass Er3+- doped LiNbO3waveguide amplifiers
Niculae N. Puşcaş, R. Girardi, Danilo Scarano, Ivo Montrosset
Abstract
In this paper we report the derivation and evaluation of the spectral optical gain, spectral noise figure, amplified spontaneous emission photon number and signal-to-noise ratio in single- and double-pass configurations for an Er3+-doped LiNbO3 waveguide amplifier pumped near 1484nm. The theoretical analysis was made using the small-gain approximation in the unsaturated regime. The simulations show the evolution of the above-mentioned parameters under various pumping regimes and waveguide lengths. The results obtained show how the model can be used for the design of Er3+-doped LiNbO3 waveguide amplifiers.