Title :
Experimental investigation of inter-modal cross-gain modulation and transient effects in a two mode group erbium doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Jung, Yongmin ; Alam, Shahinur ; Li, Zuyi ; Teh, P.S. ; Dhar, Anirban ; Sahu, J.K. ; Poletti, F. ; Winfield, R.J. ; Ellis, A.D. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report what we believe to be the first experimental study of inter-modal cross-gain modulation and associated transient effects as different spatial modes and wavelength channels are added and dropped within a two-mode amplifier for SDM transmission.
Keywords :
erbium; laser modes; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; space division multiplexing; SDM transmission; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; intermodal cross-gain modulation; spatial modes; transient effects; two-mode amplifier; wavelength channels; Frequency modulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Transient analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
