Title :
Improvement of the noise figure and power conversion efficiency of a P co-doped L-band EDFA using 1550 nm region noise suppression light
Author :
Yamashita, Takamase ; Yoshida, Minoru ; Fujita, Moriyuki ; Tanaka, Shinsuke ; Yazaki, Tomotnori ; Tanaka, Hideaki
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Cable Ind. Ltd., Hyogo
Abstract :
We optimised the back-propagating noise suppression light (BPNSL) which improves the noise figure and power conversion efficiency of the L-band EDFA. The 1555 nm BPNSL was found to be most effective
Keywords :
erbium; interference suppression; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; phosphorus; 1 to 2 GHz; 1550 nm; P co-doped L-band EDFA; back-propagating noise suppression light; noise figure; power conversion efficiency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
