• DocumentCode
    338462
  • Title

    Pump induced inhomogeneity of gain spectra in conventional and extended-band EDFAs

  • Author

    Kean, P.N. ; Wilson, S.J. ; Healy, M. ; di Muro, R. ; Jolley, N.E. ; Davis, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Nortel plc, Harlow, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    21-26 Feb. 1999
  • Firstpage
    10
  • Abstract
    We present results on spectral gain changes resulting from small changes of pump wavelength in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs). While conventional-band EDFAs exhibit a significant effect with 980-nm pumping and a smaller effect with 1480 nm, it is absent for extended-band EDFAs operating around 1585 nm.
  • Keywords
    erbium; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; spectral line broadening; 1480 nm; 1585 nm; 980 nm; 980-nm pumping; conventional-band EDFAs; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; extended-band EDFAs; gain spectra; pump induced inhomogeneity; pump wavelength; spectral gain changes; Absorption; Bandwidth; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain measurement; Glass; Performance gain; Programmable control; Shape measurement; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-582-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.1999.766311
  • Filename
    766311