Title :
Wide-band gain-flattened fibre amplifiers
Author :
Karásek, Miroslav
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radio Eng. & Electron., Czechoslovak Acad. of Sci., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Wide-band and gain-flattened fibre amplifiers are indispensable for multiwavelength and long-distance wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) optical network systems around 1500 nm. We review the configurations and amplification characteristics of fibre amplifiers featuring flat gain and high gain-bandwidth product. Different approaches resulting in wide-band and gain-flattened amplification in the third communication window are reviewed
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; wideband amplifiers; 1500 nm; amplification characteristics; high gain-bandwidth product; long-distance optical networks; multiple access reconfigurable networks; multiwavelength WDM optical network systems; rare earth doped fibre amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; wideband gain-flattened fibre amplifiers; Broadband amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2001. Proceedings of 2001 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cracow
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7096-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2001.934750
