• DocumentCode
    787287
  • Title

    Multi-stage erbium-doped fiber amplifier designs

  • Author

    Delavaux, J.-M.P. ; Nagel, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Solid State Technol. Center, AT&T Bell Labs., Breinigsville, PA, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    703
  • Lastpage
    720
  • Abstract
    Applications for erbium-doped fiber optical amplifiers have been multiplying in recent years, and increasingly complex structures have been introduced. We review characteristics and design parameters, the use of interstage elements, and various digital transmissions systems applications for multi-stage amplifiers. A notation is introduced to describe multi-stage fiber amplifiers
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; reviews; design parameters; digital transmissions systems application; interstage elements; multi-stage erbium-doped fiber amplifier designs; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.387788
  • Filename
    387788