Distributed gain and spectral gain-saturation effects in erbium doped fibers

Author

Ruziscka, W.R. ; Dal Forno, A.O. ; Passy, R. ; De Barros, M. R Xa ; von der Weid, J.P.

Author_Institution

Center for Telecommun. Studies, Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

290

Abstract

Distributed gain and spectral gain-saturation effects of erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) were measured using a coherent reflectrometry technique. We find that the spectral performance can be improved if the gain needs are relaxed. A hole in the spectral dependence of the gain depletion was also observed, which could be related to the Spectral Hole Burning (SHB) phenomenon

Keywords

erbium; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; optical hole burning; optical pumping; optical variables measurement; reflectometry; EDFA; Er doped fibers; OFDR set-up; distributed gain effects; gain depletion; spectral gain-saturation effects; spectral hole burning phenomenon; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5807-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.1999.867112

Filename

867112