DocumentCode
1311209
Title
The Er/sup 3+/-fiber gain coefficient derived from a dynamic gain tilt technique
Author
Di Muro, Rodolfo
Author_Institution
Harlow Labs., Nortel Networks, UK
Volume
18
Issue
3
fYear
2000
fDate
3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
343
Lastpage
347
Abstract
We describe a new method to determine the Er/sup 3+/-fiber gain coefficient using a dynamic gain tilt technique. The method is based on attenuation measurement, gain measurements and crossover optimization of dynamic gain tilt. Results demonstrate that this method is very simple, highly accurate and especially useful for extended band erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) design.
Keywords
absorption coefficients; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical loss measurement; optimisation; Er/sup 3+/-fiber gain coefficient; attenuation measurement; crossover optimization; dynamic gain tilt; dynamic gain tilt technique; extended band erbium doped fiber amplifiers; gain measurements; Absorption; Attenuation measurement; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain measurement; Numerical models; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Power measurement; Predictive models;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.827506
Filename
827506
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