DocumentCode
1366404
Title
Theory of optical amplifier chains
Author
Mecozzi, Antonio ; Marcenac, Dominique
Author_Institution
Foundazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
Volume
16
Issue
5
fYear
1998
fDate
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
745
Lastpage
756
Abstract
An analytical theory of the dynamical behavior of erbium-doped amplifier (EDFA) chains is developed. A simple and detailed physical picture is presented, explaining the speeding up and the appearance of overshoots in the transient response. The speed of the transients is shown to be proportional to the number of the amplifiers in the chain
Keywords
erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; optical communication equipment; transient response; Er-doped amplifier chains; analytical theory; dynamical behavior; optical fibre amplifier chain theory; physical picture; transient response; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power system transients; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.669002
Filename
669002
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