DocumentCode
338525
Title
Dual cavity optical automatic gain control for EDFAs
Author
Krol, M.F. ; Yongqian Liu ; Watkins, J.J. ; Lambert, D.W.
Author_Institution
Div. of Sci. & Technol., Corning Inc., NY, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
214
Abstract
We believe we report the first demonstration of dual-cavity optical automatic gain control (OAGC). The dual-cavity technique results in improved stability of the amplifier gain spectrum under pump and signal power variations as compared to conventional OAGC.
Keywords
automatic gain control; erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser stability; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFAs; amplifier gain spectrum stability; dual cavity optical automatic gain control; dual-cavity technique; pump power variations; signal power variations; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain control; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
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.1999.766387
Filename
766387
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