Title :
1580 nm band erbium-doped fiber amplifier employing novel temperature compensation technique
Author :
Nakagawa, J. ; Isshiki, K. ; Shimizu, K. ; Suzuki, N. ; Motoshima, K.
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a novel two-stage configuration of a 1580 nm band erbium-doped fiber amplifier employing temperature compensation technique. Gain flatness less than 1.0 dB over 30 nm is successfully achieved from 0/spl deg/C and 70/spl deg/C.
Keywords :
automatic gain control; compensation; erbium; optical fiber amplifiers; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 0 to 70 C; 1580 nm; AGC; ASE level; WDM; automatic temperature control; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; gain flatness; optical variable attenuator; temperature compensation; two-stage configuration; Coupling circuits; Dynamic range; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain measurement; Lighting control; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical amplifiers; Optical control; Optical coupling; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868255
