Title :
Modal gain equalization in a few moded Erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Alam, S. ; Jung, Y. ; Li, Z. ; Dhar, A. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Poletti, F. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We present results on broadband gain equalisation in a MM-EDFA for SDM transmission obtained by optimization of the pump launch and careful tailoring of both the fiber refractive index profile and erbium ion distribution.
Keywords :
equalisers; erbium; laser modes; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; refractive index; space division multiplexing; MM-EDFA; SDM transmission; broadband gain equalisation; erbium ion distribution; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; fiber refractive index profile; modal gain equalization; multimode erbium doped fiber amplifier; pump launch; spatial division multiplexing; Erbium; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1526-6
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280805
