Title :
Impact of pump and signal wavelength on inhomogeneous characteristics of L-band EDFAs
Author_Institution :
Photonic Res. Center, Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
Inhomogeneous gain saturation in C-band and L-band EDFAs is compared for the 980 nm and 1480 nm pump wavelength bands. Results demonstrate the manner in which pump wavelength and saturation signal wavelength affects the L-band inhomogeneous characteristic.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fiber amplifiers; optical hole burning; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 1480 nm; 980 nm; C-band EDFA; L-band EDFA; WDM; backward ASE power; broadband gain depression; gain spectrum distortion; inhomogeneous characteristics; inhomogeneous gain saturation; pump wavelength; saturation signal wavelength; spectral hole burning; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Floods; Gain measurement; L-band; Optical control; Optical distortion; Optical pumping; Photonics; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868258
