Title :
Suppression of polarisation hole burning in an EDFA using an unpolarised source
Author :
Kim, H.K. ; Lee, C.-H. ; Lee, H.J.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Transmission Sect., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Yusong, South Korea
fDate :
4/13/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Suppression of polarisation hole burning in the erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA) is demonstrated by converting a polarised signal into an unpolarised signal using a Michelson interferometer which consists of a polarisation beamsplitter and two Faraday rotator mirrors
Keywords :
Michelson interferometers; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mirrors; optical fibre polarisation; optical hole burning; Er3+-doped fibre; Faraday rotator mirrors; Michelson interferometer; erbium-doped fibre amplifier; polarisation beamsplitter; polarisation hole burning; polarised signal; unpolarised signal;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950433
