• DocumentCode
    2825640
  • Title

    A Bragg grating optically gain-clamped EDFA with adjustable gain, low noise figure and low multipath interference

  • Author

    Jolley, N.E. ; Davis, F. ; Mun, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Adv. Technol., Nortel, Harlow, UK
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    22-27 Feb. 1998
  • Firstpage
    139
  • Lastpage
    140
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. In conclusion we have demonstrated an optically gain-clamped EDFA with high-performance fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs). The EDFA exhibits very low multipath interference (MPI), excellent noise figure, and a widely variable gain.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; fibre lasers; laser noise; light interference; optical communication equipment; Bragg grating optically gain-clamped EDFA; adjustable gain; excellent noise figure; high-performance fibre Bragg gratings; low multipath interference; low noise figure; optically gain-clamped EDFA; very low multipath interference; widely variable gain; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber gratings; Noise figure; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Reflectivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-521-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.1998.657276
  • Filename
    657276