Title :
Developments in optical amplifier technology and systems
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The characteristics of semiconductor and fiber amplifiers and recent system experiments and their results are reviewed. The performance of low-polarization (and multi-quantum-well) semiconductor amplifiers and semiconductor pumped erbium fiber amplifiers is discussed. The use of optical amplifiers to realize practical nonlinear transmission which will allow the multigigabit transmission of data over large distances without dispersion is also discussed
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; semiconductor junction lasers; MQW; data transmission; fiber amplifiers; multigigabit transmission; multiquantumwell amplifiers; nonlinear transmission; optical amplifier systems; optical amplifier technology; semiconductor pumped amplifiers; system experiments; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical pumping; Passive optical networks; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1990, and Exhibition. 'Communications: Connecting the Future', GLOBECOM '90., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-632-2
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1990.116703
