Title :
Praseodymium doped fluoride fibre amplifiers for broadband networks
Author :
Davey, R.P. ; Percival, R.M. ; Oliver, S.N. ; Wyatt, R. ; Betts, R.A. ; Frisken, S.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Techniques for the generation, processing and transmission of picosecond pulses at 1300 nm using praseodymium doped fluoride fibre amplifiers (PDFFAs) are presented. A method for gain-flattening and minimising the polarisation mode dispersion of PDFFAs is described.
Keywords :
broadband networks; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; praseodymium; 1300 nm; broadband networks; gain-flattening; picosecond pulses; polarisation mode dispersion; praseodymium doped fluoride fibre amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
