DocumentCode
1560538
Title
Spectral functional forms for gain and noise characterization of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author
Vanin, Evgeny V. ; Persson, Ulf ; Jacobsen, Gunnar
Author_Institution
Opt. Networks Res. Lab., Ericsson Telecom, Stockholm, Sweden
Volume
20
Issue
2
fYear
2002
fDate
2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
243
Lastpage
249
Abstract
We have, for the first time, experimentally verified the black box model based upon the knowledge in the form of characteristic tilt functions and demonstrated accurate characterization of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system operation
Keywords
erbium; laser noise; laser theory; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical hole burning; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA; Er-doped fiber amplifiers; WDM; accurate characterization; black box model; characteristic tilt functions; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; gain; noise characterization; spectral functional forms; spectral hole burning; wavelength division multiplexing system operation; Equations; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.983238
Filename
983238
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