Power conversion efficiency of fluoride-based EDFAs in flat-gain operation

Author

Bayart, D. ; Kowalski, B. ; Hervo, J. ; Le Crom, M. ; Lempereur, S. ; Girard, J.J. ; Chiquet, F.

Author_Institution

Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France

fYear

1996

fDate

25 Feb.-1 March 1996

Firstpage

157

Lastpage

158

Abstract

Summary form only given. In conclusion, the choice of the gain level of the fluoride based Er-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), along with the background loss coefficient and the pump power level, noticeably influences the power conversion efficiency in the flat-gain regime. In practice, this efficiency can be improved by back-reflecting into the amplifier the remnant pump power, which is important due to the degree of inversion that is required.

Keywords

erbium; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre losses; optical pumping; power conversion; reflectivity; wavelength division multiplexing; back-reflecting; background loss coefficient; flat-gain operation; flat-gain regime; fluoride based Er-doped fiber amplifier; fluoride-based EDFAs; gain level; power conversion efficiency; pump power level; remnant pump power; Aggregates; Atmospheric modeling; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Power amplifiers; Power conversion; Power generation; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96

Print_ISBN

1-55752-422-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1996.907725

Filename

907725