DocumentCode
452214
Title
Broadband Gain Clamped Semiconductor Optical Amplifier with Variable Gain Operation Using a Sampled Grating Laser
Author
Davies, A.R. ; Williams, K.A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, L.H. ; Glick, M. ; McAuley, D. ; Williams, P.J.
Author_Institution
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ.
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
8-12 Sept. 2002
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Variable gain gain-clamped operation has been demonstrated across the EDFA operating window using a novel technique. Gain clamped levels have been monotonically varied by 14 dB. The gain flatness of the device is less than 4 dB
Keywords
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; EDFA; gain clamping; gain flatness; sampled grating laser; semiconductor optical amplifier;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN
87-90974-63-8
Type
conf
Filename
1601004
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