Title :
Efficient series-expansion-based physical model of Er-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Mena, P.V. ; Steel, M.J.
Author_Institution :
RSost Design Group, Inc., Ossining, NY, USA
Abstract :
An alternative steady-state model for EDFA´s based on Bessel- and Fourier-series expansions of the transverse energy-level densities in an Er-doped fiber is presented. This method is more flexible than the standard Giles model, and potentially more efficient than a full spatial model.
Keywords :
Fourier series; erbium; laser theory; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre theory; Bessel-series expansion; EDFA; Er-doped fiber amplifiers; Fourier-series expansion; physical model; steady-state model; transverse energy-level densities; Absorption; Doping profiles; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Integral equations; Optical design; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Semiconductor process modeling; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251730
