Title :
Programmable gain equalizer for multi-core fiber amplifiers
Author :
Fontaine, Nicolas K. ; Guan, B. ; Ryf, R. ; Chen, Huanting ; Koonen, A.M.J. ; Ben Yoo, S.J. ; Abedin, Kazi ; Fini, John ; Taunay, Thierry F. ; Neilson, David T.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a programmable gain equalizer for 7-core fiber that can independently equalize spectra or block wavelengths in each core across the C-band. It is spliced directly to a side-pumped multi-core amplifying fiber.
Keywords :
equalisers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre fabrication; C-band; fibre splicing; multicore fiber amplifier; programmable gain equalizer; side pumped multicore amplifying fiber; spectra equalizer; Equalizers; Gain; Gratings; Laser excitation; Lenses; Multicore processing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th5C.5
