Title :
Multimode fiber amplifier with tunable modal gain using a reconfigurable multimode pump
Author :
Bai, Neng ; Ip, Ezra ; Wang, Ting ; Li, Guifang
Abstract :
We propose a method for controlling mode-dependent gain in a multimode Erbium-doped fiber amplifier by tuning the mode content of a multimode pump. The resulting device is suitable for mode-division multiplexed transmission.
Keywords :
erbium; laser tuning; multiplexing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; mode-dependent gain; mode-division multiplexed transmission; multimode fiber amplifier; reconfigurable multimode pump; tunable modal gain; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110685