Title :
Spectral functional forms for gain and noise characterization of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Vanin, Evgeny V. ; Persson, Ulf ; Jacobsen, Gunnar
Author_Institution :
Opt. Networks Res. Lab., Ericsson Telecom, Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have, for the first time, experimentally verified the black box model based upon the knowledge in the form of characteristic tilt functions and demonstrated accurate characterization of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system operation
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; laser theory; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical hole burning; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA; Er-doped fiber amplifiers; WDM; accurate characterization; black box model; characteristic tilt functions; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; gain; noise characterization; spectral functional forms; spectral hole burning; wavelength division multiplexing system operation; Equations; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
