DocumentCode :
894093
Title :
Gain tilt of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers due to signal-induced inversion locking
Author :
Hansen, Steffen Lomholt ; Thorsen, Per ; Dybdal, Kristen ; Andreasen, Svend Bank
Author_Institution :
Jydsk Telefon, Tranbjerg, Denmark
Volume :
5
Issue :
4
fYear :
1993
fDate :
4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
409
Lastpage :
411
Abstract :
A theoretical analysis describing an interpretation of the fundamental processes, responsible for the second-order distortion of AM signals in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) is presented. It is shown that the locked-inversion gain tilt rather than the widely used continuous wave gain tilt is responsible for the distortion. The theoretical analysis is confirmed by experiments showing that the two types of gain tilt may differ by factors of up to 60. In particular, it is demonstrated that the locked-inversion gain-tilt may be significant even at the CW gain peak. Experimental results indicate that the relevant gain tilt can be reduced to acceptable levels by proper design of the EDFA.<>
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; optical modulation; AM signals; CW gain peak; EDFAs; Er-doped fibre amplifier gain tilt; fundamental processes; laser design; locked-inversion gain tilt; second-order distortion; signal-induced inversion locking; Distortion measurement; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Frequency; Gain measurement; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1041-1135
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/68.212681
Filename :
212681
Link To Document :
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