Title :
Planar waveguide amplifier versus BEFL/A for single channel amplification in broad-band communication
Author :
Abd-Rahman, M. Kamil
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Appl. Sci., MARA Univ. of Technol., Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract :
Erbium-doped planar waveguide amplifier (EDWA) and Brillouin-erbium fiber laser/amplifier (BEFL/A) can be used as a single channel amplification in a broadband (C- and L-band) communication system. The merits of these two devices determine the preferred choice to be used in the network system. EDWA is miniature in size and it can be monolithically integrated in optical circuits. While, BEFL/A produces a very narrow linewidth of about 1kHz and it can be made to select and amplify individual channel in a closely packed channels with narrow channel spacing.
Keywords :
broadband networks; erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; waveguide lasers; BEFL/A; C-band; L-band; brillouin-erbium fiber laser/amplifier; broad-band communication; erbium-doped planar waveguide amplifier; narrow channel spacing; narrow linewidth; network system; optical circuits; planar waveguide amplifier; single channel amplification; Broadband amplifiers; Broadband communication; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunication Technology, 2003. NCTT 2003 Proceedings. 4th National Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7773-7
DOI :
10.1109/NCTT.2003.1188299
