DocumentCode
3096976
Title
Gain equalization for few-mode fiber amplifiers with more than two propagating mode groups
Author
Ip, Ezra
Author_Institution
NEC Labs. America, Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
9-11 July 2012
Firstpage
224
Lastpage
225
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1526-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280867
Filename
6280867
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