Title :
Performance improvement and optimization of fiber amplifier with a midway isolator
Author :
Yamashita, S. ; Okoshi, T.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A theoretical analysis of a new type of erbium-doped fiber amplifier with an isolator in its midway is presented. It is shown that the noise characteristics as well as the gain characteristics are improved by the midway isolator. The optimization of the isolator position is also discussed.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; random noise; superradiance; ASE; EDFA; Er doped fibre amplifier; amplified spontaneous emission; fiber amplifier; gain characteristics; isolator position; midway isolator; noise characteristics; optimization; performance improvement; Degradation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Isolators; Noise figure; Noise level; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Performance analysis;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
