Title :
Systems aspects of fluoride-based EDFAs
Author :
Chbat, M. ; Artigaud, S. ; Bayart, D. ; Jourdan, A. ; Sotom, M. ; Beylat, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Telecom Res. Div., Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We describe EDFFAs (Er-doped fluoride fiber amplifiers) and their design criteria, discuss the EDFFA gain-flatness control mechanism and new amplifier designs giving improved gain flatness, and present in detail system applications that have been explored in our laboratory. Among these are a study of EDFFA cascade in multichannel systems, and WDM transmission and routing systems using EDFFAs
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; fluoride glasses; gain control; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; Er-doped fluoride fiber amplifiers; WDM transmission; cascade in multichannel systems; design criteria; fluoride-based Er-doped fiber amplifiers; gain-flatness control mechanism; improved gain flatness; routing systems; system applications; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Output feedback; Power amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719714
