Title :
Bidirectional transmission using an erbium-doped fiber amplifier without optical isolators
Author :
Van Deventer, M. Oskar ; Koning, Oscar J.
Author_Institution :
KPN Res., R. PTT Nederland NV, Leidschendam, Netherlands
Abstract :
We present bidirectional transmission experiments with an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) without optical isolators. It is shown that the amplifier does not increase the bidirectional crosstalk from Rayleigh backscattering, provided that the gain of the amplifier is smaller than the transmission losses of the fibers connected to it.<>
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; erbium; fibre lasers; light scattering; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre theory; EDFA; Rayleigh backscattering; bidirectional transmission; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; optical isolators; transmission losses; Backscatter; Bit error rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Isolators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
