DocumentCode
1746460
Title
Comparison of erbium amplifier measurement using a high power amplified spontaneous emission source or using an ITU grid
Author
Bray, M.E. ; Elliott, R.T. ; Jones, K.P.
Author_Institution
High Performance Opt. Capacity Solutions, Nortel Networks, Devon, UK
Volume
3
fYear
2001
fDate
17-22 March 2001
Abstract
An inexpensive ASE source, used for erbium, amplifier measurements, compares well with an ITU grid. Deltas between methods are less than 0.4 and 0.3 dB for gain and noise figure respectively. Spectral resolution is improved.
Keywords
erbium; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; superradiance; 0.4 dB; ITU grid; erbium-doped fibre amplifier measurement; gain; high power amplified spontaneous emission source; inexpensive ASE source; noise figure; spectral resolution; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; High power amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Power measurement; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-655-9
Type
conf
Filename
928348
Link To Document