Title :
High power gain-clamped EDFAs with flat gain
Author :
Choi, H.B. ; Kim, B.S. ; Lee, D. ; Lee, S.B. ; Ahn, S.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
A two-stage all optical gain-clamped EDFA is designed for high output power to handle 64 channel WDM network systems. The EDFA has gain-clamped output powers up to 22 dBm with a flat gain bandwidth over 30 nm.
Keywords :
erbium; laser beams; laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; Er-doped fiber amplifiers; WDM network systems; flat gain; flat gain bandwidth; gain-clamped output powers; high power gain-clamped EDFAs; output power; two-stage all optical gain-clamped EDFA; Bandwidth; Equalizers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser feedback; Optical feedback; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
