Title :
A dynamically gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Lu, Z.G. ; Lin, P. ; Grover, C.P.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Group, Nat. Res. Council, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We have investigated a dynamically gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifier with a novel voltage-controlled fiber-based gain tilt controller. The detailed performance characteristics and the comparison results with a variable optical attenuator have been reported.
Keywords :
erbium; optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; dynamically gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifier performance characteristics; novel voltage-controlled fiber-based gain tilt controller; variable optical attenuator; Dynamic range; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; L-band; Noise measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical variables control; Power generation; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
