Title :
Investigation of new erbium doped fiber design with improved splice performance
Author :
Veng, Torben ; P??lsd?³ttir, Bera
Author_Institution :
OFS Fitel Denmark I/S, Broendby, Denmark
Abstract :
An erbium doped fiber (EDF) having a new type of refractive index profile, useful for optimizing fusion splicing abilities, is studied with respect to splice performance and gain characteristics.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre fabrication; optical transmitters; refractive index; splicing; EDF; EDFA; erbium doped fiber design; erbium. doped fiber amplifiers; fusion splicing ability optimization; gain characteristics; refractive index profile; splice performance; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Splicing; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193075
