DocumentCode
1427936
Title
Gain-flattened broadband Er3+-doped silica fibre amplifier with low noise characteristics
Author
Yamada, M. ; Ono, H. ; Ohishi, Y.
Author_Institution
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Volume
34
Issue
18
fYear
1998
fDate
9/3/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1747
Lastpage
1748
Abstract
The authors have developed a broadband silica-based EDFA with a wide flat amplification bandwidth of 66 nm, an average gain of 17 dB and a low noise figure of <5 dB, by employing a hybrid configuration and a gain equaliser
Keywords
erbium; fibre lasers; laser noise; silicon compounds; 17 dB; EDFA; SiO2:Er; average gain; flat amplification bandwidth; gain equaliser; gain-flattened fibre amplifier; hybrid configuration; low noise characteristics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19981273
Filename
715363
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