DocumentCode
338464
Title
High capacity EDFA with output power to support densely loaded channels
Author
Freeman, P. ; Ratoff, D. ; Mehuys, D. ; Zanoni, R. ; LaLiberte, M.
Author_Institution
SDL Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
16
Abstract
High-channel capacity is demonstrated with a 36-nm gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) with over 28 dBm output power. Wavelength-multiplexed and Raman-based pump sources are used to achieve the high output maintaining telecom grade reliability.
Keywords
channel capacity; erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; EDFA; Raman pump source; WDM pump source; channel capacity; erbium doped fiber amplifier; gain flattening; output power; telecom grade reliability; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-582-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.766313
Filename
766313
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