Abstract
A novel noise model is proposed for a balanced-detection ultrafast imaging system to comprehensively analyze the noise in the system. The whole noise model is obtained by solving for erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) noise, intersymbol interference (ISI) noise and low-pass filter (LPF) noise successively with stochastic process theory. Then, the nonmonotonic relationship between the cut-off frequency and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for certain experimental parameters are derived quantitatively and qualitatively: the SNR first increases and then decreases when the cut-off frequency increases, while the unique extreme point is located at 6.3 GHz. In addition, imaging results are obtained accordingly. The model and the results can provide a reference for system design and parameter selection.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 124508 |
Journal | Optics Communications |
Volume | 460 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Noise model
- Optical signal processing
- Ultrafast imaging