DocumentCode
2408548
Title
Impact of pump and signal wavelength on inhomogeneous characteristics of L-band EDFAs
Author
Flood, F.A.
Author_Institution
Photonic Res. Center, Corning Inc., NY, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
117
Abstract
Inhomogeneous gain saturation in C-band and L-band EDFAs is compared for the 980 nm and 1480 nm pump wavelength bands. Results demonstrate the manner in which pump wavelength and saturation signal wavelength affects the L-band inhomogeneous characteristic.
Keywords
erbium; optical fiber amplifiers; optical hole burning; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 1480 nm; 980 nm; C-band EDFA; L-band EDFA; WDM; backward ASE power; broadband gain depression; gain spectrum distortion; inhomogeneous characteristics; inhomogeneous gain saturation; pump wavelength; saturation signal wavelength; spectral hole burning; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Floods; Gain measurement; L-band; Optical control; Optical distortion; Optical pumping; Photonics; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.868258
Filename
868258
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