Title :
Gain equalization for few-mode fiber amplifiers with more than two propagating mode groups
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. America, Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We investigate gain equalization in few-mode fibers with more than two mode groups at the signal wavelengths, and find that a combination of pump control and optimized doping profile is required to equalize mode-dependent gain.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; few-mode fiber amplifiers; gain equalization; mode-dependent gain; optimized doping profile; propagating mode groups; pump control; signal wavelengths; Doping profiles; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber theory;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1526-6
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280867
