Title :
Advances in optical fiber amplifiers for WDM systems
Author :
Kinoshita, Susumu
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
Broadband optical amplifiers are key elements and enablers for WDM systems. New amplifier technologies for extending gain-bandwidth and equalizing the power deviation among WDM signals are discussed toward the next generation of ultra-high-capacity dense WDM systems.
Keywords :
equalisers; optical fibre amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; wideband amplifiers; 1.55 mum; 1.58 mum; EDFA; WDM signals; WDM systems; broadband optical amplifiers; dense WDM systems; distributed Raman equalizer; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; gain-bandwidth extension; optical fiber amplifiers; power deviation equalisation; ultra-high-capacity systems; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.820511
