Title :
Residual amplitude modulation suppression using deeply saturated erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Eskildsen, L. ; Hansen, P.B. ; Alphonsus, J.E.J. ; Truxal, D.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Residual amplitude modulation due to wavelength dithering has been reduced significantly. A power penalty of 3.5 dB is reduced to only 0.2 dB by employing a deeply saturated erbium-doped fiber amplifier with a 25-kHz response frequency as a booster amplifier.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; optical modulation; optical saturation; optical transmitters; 25 kHz; booster amplifier; deeply saturated Er-doped fiber amplifiers; optical transmission systems; power penalty; residual amplitude modulation suppression; response frequency; wavelength dithering; Amplitude modulation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
