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Edfa noise figure calculation – EXFO FTB -5240S/5240BP Optical Spectrum Analyzer for FTB 500 (NS-1434) User Manual

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Optical Spectrum Analyzer

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C Formulas Used with Your

Optical Spectrum Analyzer

The following formulas are used in the various tests available with your
OSA module.

EDFA Noise Figure Calculation

According to EDFA theory, this measurement is obtained using the
following equation:

Where

P

ASE

is the power of the spontaneous emission amplified by the EDFA,

P

SSE

is the power of the spontaneous emission of the source,

G is the gain at this channel’s wavelength,

h is Plank’s constant (6,6256 x 10

-34

),

ν is the frequency of the channel, and

B is the noise equivalent bandwidth, as calibrated at this channel’s

wavelength.

EDFA noise figure

P

ASE

GP

SSE

Gh

νB

------------------------------------

1

G

----

+

=

J s