Title :
Analysis of cladding-pumped L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier performance
Author :
Soderlund, M. ; Tammela, S. ; Tervonen, A.
Author_Institution :
VTT Electron., Finland
Abstract :
Performance of L-band cladding-pumped erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) is numerically analyzed. It is shown, that cladding-pumping reduces build-up of short-wavelength gain and ASE power. Amplifier noise and efficiency performance can be optimized based on proper cladding area choice.
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; optimisation; superradiance; ASE power; L-band cladding-pumped EDFA; cladding area; cladding-pumped L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier; short-wavelength gain; Absorption; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; High power amplifiers; L-band; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Performance analysis; Power amplifiers; Pump lasers; Signal resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
