Chapter 5 Measurement Functions
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k
: Correction value set by NF Cal
λsv
: Wavelength of optical signal in vacuum (nm)
Δνs
: Frequency bandwidth of actual resolution at Pase
measurement (Hz)
h
: Planck’s Constant 6.626 × 10
–34
(J-s)
ν
: Frequency of optical signal (Hz)
Res
real
: Actual resolution (nm)
c: Light velocity 2.9979 × 10
8
(m/s)
When NF Select is Total
The noise figure is calculated from the sum of noises due to four noise
sources.
))+++
(·log(10
=
4321
FF
FFkNF
vaPinGh
Paset
F
s
∆⋅⋅⋅⋅
=
)(2
2
2
2
lν
F
1
:
Beat noise between optical signal and ASE optical output
F
2
: Beat noise between ASE optical output
F
3
: Optical signal shot noise
F
4
: ASE optical output shot noise
Paset
: ASE optical output total power (W)
9
10)
2/
1
2
1
( ⋅⋅
+
−
−
=∆ c
BPFBWBPFBW
a
svsv
ll
ν
BPFBW: Optical bandpass filter bandwidth (nm)