Title :
The Er/sup 3+/-fiber gain coefficient derived from a dynamic gain tilt technique
Author :
Di Muro, Rodolfo
Author_Institution :
Harlow Labs., Nortel Networks, UK
fDate :
3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe a new method to determine the Er/sup 3+/-fiber gain coefficient using a dynamic gain tilt technique. The method is based on attenuation measurement, gain measurements and crossover optimization of dynamic gain tilt. Results demonstrate that this method is very simple, highly accurate and especially useful for extended band erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) design.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical loss measurement; optimisation; Er/sup 3+/-fiber gain coefficient; attenuation measurement; crossover optimization; dynamic gain tilt; dynamic gain tilt technique; extended band erbium doped fiber amplifiers; gain measurements; Absorption; Attenuation measurement; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain measurement; Numerical models; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Power measurement; Predictive models;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
