Title :
Adaptive control of mode-dependent gain in multi-mode erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Mahalati, Reza Nasiri ; Askarov, Daulet ; Kahn, Joseph M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate adaptive control of mode-dependent gain in a multi-mode erbium-doped fiber amplifier by placing a spatial light modulator in line with the pump laser.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; erbium; laser modes; optical control; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; spatial light modulators; adaptive control; mode-dependent gain; multimode erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; pump laser; spatial light modulator; Adaptive control; Erbium; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614509
