• DocumentCode
    2787206
  • Title

    EDFA gain stabilization with fast transient behavior by use of a semiconductor optical amplifier

  • Author

    Ibrahim, R. ; Gottesman, Y. ; Benkelfat, B.-E. ; Zou, Q.

  • Author_Institution
    GET - INT, CNRS SAMOVAR UMR 5157, Département Electronique et Physique, 9 rue Charles Fourier, 91000 Evry Cedex, France
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a solution to improve gain-clamped EDFA stabilization time by inserting in the conventional laser loop configuration an extra SOA. Experimental results demonstrate stabilization time as short as 0.2¿s in a purposely-considered critical situation.
  • Keywords
    Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser stability; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431318
  • Filename
    4431318
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2787206