Title :
Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers: linear approximations
Author :
Habbab, I.M.I. ; Saleh, A.A.M. ; Runge, P.K.
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, we show that there is a simple linear model for an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. Specifically, we show that the amplifier gain, raised to a wavelength-dependent power, is strongly linear with respect to the amplifier-induced increase in signal power
Keywords :
approximation theory; erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; amplifier gain; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; linear approximations; signal power; simple linear model; strongly linear; wavelength-dependent power; Absorption; Equations; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain measurement; Linear approximation; Power amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
