Title :
Efficient and low-noise operation in a gain-flattened 1580 nm band EDFA
Author :
Seo Yeon Park ; Hyang Kyun Kim
Author_Institution :
Opt. Link Team, ETRI, Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
The power conversion efficiency of 35% and the noise figure of 5.1 dB are obtained in the 1580-nm band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) composed of the first stage backward pumped at 980 nm and the second stage backward pumped at 1480 nm.
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; 1480 nm; 1580 nm; 35 percent; 5.1 dB; 980 nm; EDFA; Er-doped fiber amplifier; backward pumped first stage; backward pumped second stage; fibre laser; gain-flattened operation; low-noise operation; noise figure; power conversion efficiency; two-stage configuration; Degradation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser excitation; Noise measurement; Optical attenuators; Power generation; Probes; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766356
