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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732743
