• DocumentCode
    887767
  • Title

    WDM/FDM star coupler with gain using fibre amplifiers

  • Author

    Chen, Yen-Kuang ; Chi, Song

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Chaio Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    4/29/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    731
  • Lastpage
    732
  • Abstract
    An efficient amplified WDM/FDM star coupler is proposed. The size of the coupler can be increased by a factor of m using m fibre amplifiers. Furthermore, the complexity and cost of the proposed scheme are less than those of other configurations.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; frequency division multiplexing; multiplexing equipment; optical couplers; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM multiplexers; WDM/FDM star coupler; fibre amplifiers; gain; multiple access WDM networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19930490
  • Filename
    211233