• DocumentCode
    1190149
  • Title

    The effect of transient gain compression in a saturated EDFA on optical time domain reflectometry testing

  • Author

    Way, W.I. ; Lai, Y.W. ; Chen, Y.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Commun. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    1200
  • Lastpage
    1202
  • Abstract
    This paper examines optical-time-domain-reflectometry (OTDR) pulse distortion due to transient gain compression in a saturated erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and the resultant effect on testing long-haul optical fiber systems.<>
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre testing; optical links; optical time-domain reflectometry; Er-doped fiber amplifier; OTDR pulse distortion; OTDR testing; long-haul optical fiber systems; optical time domain reflectometry; saturated EDFA; transient gain compression; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical distortion; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Stimulated emission; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.329638
  • Filename
    329638
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1190149