Title :
Impulse response measurement of balanced chains of EDFA´s in a recirculating loop
Author :
Potí, L. ; Bononi, A. ; Oriente, N.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Inf., Parma Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A simple method to measure the small-signal impulse response of balanced chains of both clamped and unclamped erbium-doped fiber amplifiers using a recirculating loop is presented, and the experimental results are checked against theory.
Keywords :
erbium; laser variables measurement; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; transient response; EDFA; balanced chains; impulse response measurement; recirculating loop; small-signal impulse response; unclamped erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Clamps; Delay; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Feeds; Gain control; Gain measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Steady-state; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
