DocumentCode
1680263
Title
High Power Optical Amplifiers for Free-Space Communication Systems
Author
Holcomb, D.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol., Murray Hill
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Emerging free-space optical communications applications require high power optical amplifiers (HPOAs) designed to differing requirements: wavelength band, modulation, polarization, and environment. Issues and performance are summarized, with emphasis on the 1.5 micron wavelength band.
Keywords
modulation; optical communication; optical fibre amplifiers; polarisation; environment requirement; free-space optical communications; high power optical amplifiers; modulation requirement; polarization requirement; wavelength 1.5 micron; wavelength band requirement; Aircraft; High power amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-831-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348554
Filename
4348554
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