Title :
Dual cavity optical automatic gain control for EDFAs
Author :
Krol, M.F. ; Yongqian Liu ; Watkins, J.J. ; Lambert, D.W.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Sci. & Technol., Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
We believe we report the first demonstration of dual-cavity optical automatic gain control (OAGC). The dual-cavity technique results in improved stability of the amplifier gain spectrum under pump and signal power variations as compared to conventional OAGC.
Keywords :
automatic gain control; erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser stability; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFAs; amplifier gain spectrum stability; dual cavity optical automatic gain control; dual-cavity technique; pump power variations; signal power variations; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain control; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766387
