Title :
Multicore EDFA for DWDM transmission in full C-band
Author :
Tsuchida, Yukihiro ; Maeda, Kumiko ; Watanabe, K. ; Ito, Takao ; Fukuchi, Kiyoshi ; Yoshida, Manabu ; Mimura, Y. ; Sugizaki, Ryuichi ; Nakazawa, Masataka
Author_Institution :
Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co., Ltd., Furukawa, Japan
Abstract :
We optimize 7-multicore erbium-doped fiber amplifier for DWDM systems. Each core of MC-EDF is pumped by LD individually with bundled fan-in. The MC-EDFA has gain of 15 dB and NF of 6 dB within C-band.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 7-multicore erbium-doped fiber amplifier; DWDM system; DWDM transmission; Er; MC-EDFA; bundled fan-in; full C-band; gain 15 dB; multicore EDFA; noise figure 6 dB; Crosstalk; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Gain; Multicore processing; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
