Title :
Gain and noise characterisation of erbium doped fibre amplifiers
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
fDate :
4/25/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A technique for computer-controlled measurement of the gain and noise figure spectra of erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFA) is reported. The technique has been used to confirm homogeneous gain saturation in a broadband EDFA for output powers up to +10 dBm.
Keywords :
computerised instrumentation; erbium; fibre lasers; EDFA; Er doped fibre amplifiers; computer-controlled measurement; homogeneous gain saturation; noise characterisation; noise figure spectra; output powers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910462
