Title :
Improved average power analysis technique for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Hodgkinson, T.G.
Author_Institution :
BT Lab., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The average power analysis technique is modified to include gain saturation induced by amplified spontaneous noise. It is then shown that this improved analysis predicts the essential performance effects under all operating conditions while maintaining a reasonable computation time. In addition to this, it is also shown to predict performance trends reported by other studies.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; optical saturation; random noise; superradiance; ASE; Er doped fibre amplifiers; amplified spontaneous noise; average power analysis technique; computation time; gain saturation; operating conditions; performance effects; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Performance analysis; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
