Title :
Adaptive gain equalization on optical amplifiers based on the acousto-optic effect using a single long period grating
Author :
Marques, Carlos A F ; Oliveira, Roberson A. ; Pohl, Alexandre A P ; André, Paulo S. ; Nogueira, Rogério N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
A new method for a fast and fine control to flatten the gain of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) is presented. The method is based on the acousto-optic effect in Long Period Gratings (LPG).
Keywords :
acousto-optical effects; diffraction gratings; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; acousto-optic effect; adaptive gain equalization; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; long period grating; optical amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber sensors; Acousto-optic effect; LPG; amplifiers; equalization;
Conference_Titel :
EUROCON - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7486-8
DOI :
10.1109/EUROCON.2011.5929253
