… -box’ approach to intractable problems, our work shows how … theoretical understandings in
disciplines such as optics. … ), CD, and inline optical amplifier noise prove to be very difficult to …

… amplifier (MSTA-TIA) architecture, which is able to exceed the 1-stage transimpedance limit
and achieve excellent noise performance… Still, it is close to most SF-TIA design practice [4], [6]…

… as we approach the limit of the nonlinear fiber channel. This … the Raman amplifier and
semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA… Here, having optical devices exhibiting good performance …

… to investigate the performance of the hybrid optical amplifier. … in the setup are close to
practical parameters defined in the … gain flattening, which will limit the maximum possible reach. …

… In Section III, we address the key technology of optical amplifiers … somehow limit the cross-band
channel power (performance) … The realistic approach in near future is to develop a WSS …

… with modeling incorporating optical amplifier physics as well … limitations of the experimental
system compared to realistic … some of these limitations and consider the performance gains …

… a weak signal, optical amplifiers have been developed. The … Fiber amplifiers as repeaters
offer a number of advantages, … system performance, due to the finite sensitivity of the optical …

… These are the ASE noise introduced by the optical amplifiers … on the overall network
performance, we exploited SNAP [25], … fundamental limitations and determine the capacity limits …

… All-optical (AO) gates are basic building units for the … hence relieved from the practical
limitations and complications of … time to our knowledge, the performance of an XOR gate realized …

… Phase-sensitive optical amplifiers (PSAs) with their uniquely low … In our EDFA case, an
error-free performance was achieved at 1.7 PPB… realistic to reach the fundamental sensitivity limit. …