• DocumentCode
    2636951
  • Title

    Transient gain dynamics in gain-clamped EDFA with different erbium dopant levels

  • Author

    Chan, P.S. ; Tsang, H.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-28 Oct. 2005
  • Firstpage
    816
  • Lastpage
    817
  • Abstract
    We study how the EDFA transient dynamics depend on different EDF lengths and erbium concentration theoretically and experimentally. Transient in surviving channels can be minimized with optimal design.
  • Keywords
    erbium; impurity distribution; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; EDF length; WDM channels; erbium concentration; erbium dopant levels; gain-clamped EDFA; transient gain dynamics; Bandwidth; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Next generation networking; Optical crosstalk; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9217-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548258
  • Filename
    1548258