DocumentCode
769747
Title
Gain equalization multiwavelength lightwave systems using acoustooptic tunable filters
Author
Su, S.F. ; Olshansky, R. ; Joyce, G. ; Smith, D.A. ; Baran, J.E.
Author_Institution
GTE Labs., Waltham, MA, USA
Volume
4
Issue
3
fYear
1992
fDate
3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
269
Lastpage
271
Abstract
An acoustooptic tunable filter is used to compensate for the gain spectrum variations in multiwavelength lightwave systems containing cascaded fiber amplifiers. Demonstrations of such systems using a circulating loop containing a fiber amplifier and an acoustooptic tunable filter have shown that differential gain compensations of up to 14 dB can be achieved for two arbitrary injected wavelengths.<>
Keywords
acousto-optical devices; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical filters; acoustooptic tunable filters; cascaded fiber amplifiers; circulating loop; differential gain compensations; gain equalisation; gain spectrum variations; multiwavelength lightwave systems; Optical amplifiers; Optical coupling; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical solitons; Propagation losses; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.122389
Filename
122389
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