DocumentCode
2384714
Title
Distributed-gain and optimum length of erbium-doped fibre amplifiers
Author
von der Weid, J.P. ; Dal Forno, A.O. ; Da Silva, J. A Pereira ; Passy, R. ; De Barros, M. R Xavier ; Huttner, B. ; Gisin, N.
Author_Institution
Center for Telecommun. Studies, Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Volume
1
fYear
1998
fDate
20-24 Sep 1998
Firstpage
603
Abstract
The distributed-gain along erbium doped fibres was measured with coherent optical frequency-domain reflectometry. The optimum length for different amplifier specifications were measured and compared to the cutback technique
Keywords
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; optical variables measurement; optimisation; reflectometry; amplifier specifications; coherent optical frequency-domain reflectometry; cutback technique; distributed-gain measurement; erbium-doped fibre amplifiers; optical communications equipment; optimum length; Distributed amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gain measurement; Laser noise; Optical fiber testing; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Optical sensors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Madrid
Print_ISBN
84-89900-14-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732743
Filename
732743
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