• 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