Title :
Dynamic-gain-tilt-free long-wavelength band erbium doped fiber amplifiers utilizing temperature dependent characteristics of gain spectrum
Author :
Kakui, M. ; Ishikawa, S. ; Endo, S. ; Nishimura, M. ; Tanaka, S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
By a novel automatic level control technique the thermal behavior of an EDF and the dynamic-gain-tilt of the long-wavelength band EDFA have been successfully reduced to less than O.15 dB over a 4 dB input power range.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fiber amplifiers; thermo-optical effects; wavelength division multiplexing; Er-doped dynamic-gain-tilt-free long-wavelength band fiber amplifiers; automatic level control technique; dynamic-gain-tilt; gain spectrum; input power range; long-wavelength band EDFA; temperature dependent characteristics; thermal behavior; Absorption; Degradation; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868223
