DocumentCode
3096252
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
fYear
2012
fDate
9-11 July 2012
Firstpage
218
Lastpage
219
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1526-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280805
Filename
6280805
Link To Document