Title :
Theory of optical amplifier chains
Author :
Mecozzi, Antonio ; Marcenac, Dominique
Author_Institution :
Foundazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
fDate :
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
