• DocumentCode
    1891026
  • Title

    Adaptive gain equalization on optical amplifiers based on the acousto-optic effect using a single long period grating

  • Author

    Marques, Carlos A F ; Oliveira, Roberson A. ; Pohl, Alexandre A P ; André, Paulo S. ; Nogueira, Rogério N.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Telecomun., Aveiro, Portugal
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    27-29 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A new method for a fast and fine control to flatten the gain of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) is presented. The method is based on the acousto-optic effect in Long Period Gratings (LPG).
  • Keywords
    acousto-optical effects; diffraction gratings; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; acousto-optic effect; adaptive gain equalization; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; long period grating; optical amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber sensors; Acousto-optic effect; LPG; amplifiers; equalization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    EUROCON - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lisbon
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7486-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUROCON.2011.5929253
  • Filename
    5929253