Title :
Study on the transient response of 1.059 /spl mu/m single- and 1.05/1.55 /spl mu/m dual-wavelength pumped TDFAs
Author :
Carvalho, M.T. ; Gomes, A.S.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Univ. Fed. de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
We experimentally investigated the transient response of a dual-pumped TDFA. The amount of surviving channel gain, gain excursion and time-constants were analyzed. Two characteristic time-constants were observed and their values depend on the pumping combination.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; thulium; dual-wavelength pumping; gain excursion; single-wavelength pumping; surviving channel gain; thulium doped fiber amplifiers; time-constants; transient response;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
