Title :
Self-regulating spectral characteristics of four-channel WDM link utilising twincore erbium doped fibre amplifiers
Author :
Poulsen, C.V. ; Graydon, O.C. ; Laming, R.I. ; Zervas, M.N. ; Dong, L.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
11/7/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A channel power equalising WDM link using twincore EDFAs has been investigated. Non-divergent and self-regulating propagation of four wavelength channels is demonstrated in a 910 km link using 14 twincore EDFAs. The inhomogeneous properties of the gain of this new amplifier type are analysed
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; 910 km; channel power equalisation; four-channel WDM link; inhomogeneous gain; nondivergent propagation; self-regulating spectral characteristics; twincore erbium doped fibre amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961420
