Title :
Indicator of amplified spontaneous emission in erbium doped fibre amplifiers
Author :
Lai, Fu-Sjun ; Jou, Jau-Ji ; Liu, Cheng-Kuang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The influence of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) on the performance of erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs) has been studied through the use of an ASE indicator, the nearly-no-ASE factor (NNAF). A simple and useful formula is also presented for the analysis of errors resulting from neglecting the ASE
Keywords :
erbium; error analysis; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; superradiance; EDFAs; NNAF; amplified spontaneous emission; error analysis; fibre amplifiers; nearly-no-ASE factor;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990383
