Title :
Transient analysis of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Ko, K.Y. ; Demokan, M.S. ; Tam, H.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech., Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Abstract :
The transient response of an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) pumped at 1.48 μm, taking into account the gain-saturation effects due to the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE), is studied theoretically and experimentally. The theoretical model is used to predict the gain saturation and recovery times of an EDFA and its effects to the amplification of optical pulses.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; optical saturation; superradiance; transient analysis; transient response; 1.48 micron; EDFA; Er-doped fiber amplifiers; amplified spontaneous emission; gain-saturation effects; optical pulse amplification; recovery times; transient analysis; transient response; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; Transient analysis; Transient response;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
