• DocumentCode
    2318706
  • Title

    DGE resolution requirements for optically amplified lightwave systems

  • Author

    Bollond, P.

  • Author_Institution
    JDS Uniphase, Eatontown, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    245
  • Abstract
    Fourier analysis of manufactured EDFAs shows gain flatness yield improvement when DGEs are used to correct accumulated ripple in cascades. DGE resolution requirements are compared between C and L-band EDFAs using thin-film GFFs, and with EDFAs using FBG "clean-up" filters.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; Fourier transform optics; equalisers; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical films; optical filters; C-band EDFA; EDFA Fourier analysis; FBG clean-up filters; L-band EDFA; dynamic gain equalizing resolution requirements; gain flatness yield improvement; ripple accumulation; thin-film GFF; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gain; Manufacturing; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical films; Stimulated emission; Transistors; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1247631
  • Filename
    1247631