Title :
High and flattened gain of erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Hwang, S.T. ; Kim, S.J. ; Jeong-Mee Kim
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R&D Team, Samsung Electron Co. Ltd; Japan
Abstract :
Recently, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), which have wavelength-independent gain have been intensively researched. For most EDFAs, the gain shape of the gain spectrum depends on the operating gain level and the wavelength range. Moreover, the small signal gain in the wavelength range is low. In this paper, we focused on the performance potential of a gain flatness in the wavelength range 1544-1559 nm
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser noise; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; 1544 to 1550 nm; EDFAs; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; flattened gain; gain shape; gain spectrum; high laser gain; operating gain level; small signal gain; wavelength range; wavelength-independent gain; Electrons; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber lasers; Filters; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719785
