Title :
Spectrally-resolved short pulse propagation in EDFAs
Author :
Yahel, E. ; Hess, O. ; Hardy, A.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. Inst., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford
Abstract :
Pulse propagation in Er3+-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) is studied within the framework of a spectrally-resolved pulse rate-propagation equations model. Calculated pulse spectrograms demonstrate the effects of dispersion on sub-picosecond pulse propagation in EDFAs.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; Er3+-doped fiber amplifiers; JkJk:Er; dispersion effects; pulse spectrograms; short pulse propagation; spectrally-resolved pulse rate-propagation equations; subpicosecond pulse propagation; Dispersion; Equations; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical distortion; Optical propagation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Refractive index; Spectrogram; (060.2410) Fibers, erbium; (060.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628782