Title :
Optimized performance of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers in multiwavelength lightwave systems
Author :
Ali, M.A. ; Elrefaie, A.F. ; Wagner, R.E. ; Mendez, F. ; Pan, J. ; Ahmed, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., City Coll. of New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A simple method for optimization of individual amplifier performance parameters for multiple wavelength operation is presented. The method determines the erbium fiber length required to achieve a maximum gain subject to the constraint of minimum spectral gain variations. This simplifies the practical implementation of gain equalizers required to achieve flat gain for multiple wavelength operation.<>
Keywords :
equalisers; erbium; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optimisation; Er fiber length; Er-doped fiber amplifiers; flat gain; gain equalizers; individual amplifier performance parameters; maximum gain; minimum spectral gain variations; multiple wavelength operation; multiwavelength lightwave systems; optimized performance; Cities and towns; Equalizers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gratings; Operational amplifiers; Optimization methods; Power amplifiers; Signal resolution; System performance;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
