Title :
Average power analysis technique for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Hodgkinson, T.G.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
It is shown that an average power analysis technique similar to that used for semiconductor optical amplifiers can be used to analyze both the discrete and the distributed fiber amplifier for multiwavelength operation without the need for numerical integration. It is also shown to give results that are in excellent agreement with those from other studies. This approach gives performance insights that are not otherwise readily available.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; Er doped fibre amplifiers; average power analysis technique; discrete fibre amplifiers; distributed fiber amplifier; multiwavelength operation; Distributed amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Particle beam optics; Performance analysis; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE