Title :
A nonlinear amplifying loop mirror operating with wavelength division multiplexed data
Author :
Arend, M.F. ; Leng, L. ; Sears, S. ; Bergman, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
We extend the functionality of the nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) to a multi-channel RZ WDM system by demonstrating the NALM as a single module for amplification and background noise suppression for four WDM data channels simultaneously. The NALM itself consists of an Er-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) (70 mW saturated power) placed at one end of a 500 m long length of single mode fiber (SMF) and joined in a loop by a 3dB fiber coupler
Keywords :
mirrors; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; 500 m; 70 mW; EDFA; Er-doped fiber amplifier; amplification; background noise suppression; fiber coupler; four WDM data channels; multi-channel RZ WDM system; nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; saturated power; single mode fiber; single module; wavelength division multiplexed data; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Mirrors; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical receivers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.811807
