Title :
Negative feedback optical amplifier based on cross-gain modulation in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Maeda, Yoshinobu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Adv. Sci. & Technol., Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya
Abstract :
A negative feedback optical amplifier was demonstrated using negative feedback based on cross-gain modulation in an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. The optical amplifier is capable of providing an output signal whose gain is stabilized and controlled automatically
Keywords :
erbium; laser feedback; laser stability; optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; cross-gain modulation; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; gain stabilization; negative feedback optical amplifier; Automatic control; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Negative feedback; Optical amplifiers; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215506