Title :
A high-power high-gain single-polarization EDFA
Author :
Caplan, D.O. ; Hakimi, F.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. High power erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) are key elements in both fiber optic distribution networks and free-space communications. Single-polarization EDFAs provide additional capabilities for polarization diplexing and improved communication performance since orthogonally polarized amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) can be eliminated at both receiver and transmitter. Such features can offer substantial benefit in free-space links where improvements in single-polarization receiver sensitivity directly reduce the required transmitter power.
Keywords :
erbium; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical links; optical receivers; optical transmitters; sensitivity; superradiance; Er doped fiber amplifiers; communication performance; fiber optic distribution networks; free-space communications; free-space links; high power fiber amplifiers; high-power high-gain single-polarization EDFA; orthogonally polarized amplified spontaneous emission; polarization diplexing; receiver; single-polarization EDFA; single-polarization receiver sensitivity; transmitter; transmitter power; Aging; Attenuation measurement; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Filters; Narrowband; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907018
