• DocumentCode
    1739352
  • Title

    A numerical study of WDM pulse equalization in twin-core fiber amplifiers

  • Author

    Costa, Jorge R. ; Ramos, Pedro M. ; Paiva, Carlos R. ; Barbosa, Afonso M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Telecomunicacoes, Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    275
  • Abstract
    We present a numerical study of twin-core fiber amplifiers to be used in WDM soliton communication systems. The equalization capability and the influence on the shape of soliton-like pulses are both investigated. Different pulse widths, corresponding to different bit-rate systems, are also considered
  • Keywords
    equalisers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; optical solitons; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM pulse equalization; active coupler; different pulse widths; equalization capability; group velocity dispersion; intermodal dispersion; pulse shape influence; soliton communication systems; twin-core fiber amplifiers; Equations; Frequency; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Rio Grande
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5947-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2000.890784
  • Filename
    890784