Title :
Gain and noise characteristics of erbium-doped fiber amplifier pumped at 1530 nm
Author :
Nakamura, H. ; Fujisaka, A. ; Ogoshi, H.
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this report, we will show the result of a basic measurement about an 1530-nm pumped Er-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). We backward pumped an EDFA at 1533 nm, and measured its gain and noise characteristics.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser noise; laser variables measurement; noise measurement; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; 1530 nm; 1533 nm; EDFA; Er-doped fiber amplifier; backward pumped; basic measurement; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; fiber amplifier gain measurement; fiber amplifier noise measurement; noise characteristics; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Sea measurements; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.907726
