Title :
EDFAs with improved gain-flatness owing to a new pump design
Author :
Bousselet, P. ; Simonneau, C. ; Bayart, D. ; Salet, P. ; Lucas-Leclin, Gaelle ; Roger, Gerard ; Georges, Patrick ; Auzanneau, Sophie-Charlotte ; Michel, Nicolas ; Calligaro, M. ; Parillaud, Olivier ; Lecomte, Michel ; Krakowski, Michel
Author_Institution :
Res. & Innovation Dept., Alcatel, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
A new pump source based on a semiconductor array coupled with an external cavity laser is shown. Its broad output spectrum allows to improve the EDFA gain flatness while reducing manufacturing cost.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; optical pumping; semiconductor laser arrays; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA; broad output spectrum; coupled pump source; external cavity laser; gain-flatness; manufacturing cost; pump design; semiconductor array; Costs; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Etching; Laser excitation; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192963
