Title :
Coherent Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry as Characterisation Tool for S-Band TDFAs
Author :
Caspary, Reinhard ; Behrends, Arne ; Shalibeik, Hotan ; Kozak, Marcin M. ; Kowalsky, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. at Braunschweig, Braunschweig
Abstract :
Optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) is an interferometric method which allows to determine the spatial distribution of the gain along the active fiber in a fiber amplifier. As a non-destructive tool it is ideal to find the optimum fiber length especially of co-directional pumped fiber amplifiers. In this paper we explain the OFDR method and discuss measurement results from different S-band TDFA setups.
Keywords :
gain measurement; optical fibre amplifiers; time-domain reflectometry; S-band TDFA; active fiber; characterisation tool; co-directional pumped fiber amplifiers; coherent optical frequency domain reflectometry; gain spatial distribution; nondestructive tool; optimum fiber length; Frequency domain analysis; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Reflectometry; Stimulated emission; OFDR; fluoride glass fiber; optical frequency domain reflectometry; thulium-doped fiber amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296063
