DocumentCode
886417
Title
Gain crosstalk in saturated EDFA for WDM applications
Author
Meli, F. ; Angellieri, M. ; Grasso, G.
Author_Institution
Pirelli Cavi SpA, Milan, Italy
Volume
28
Issue
20
fYear
1992
Firstpage
1896
Lastpage
1897
Abstract
The phenomenon of gain crosstalk in saturated erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs) is experimentally shown and justified. The potential effects on WDM optical networks are demonstrated and quantified.
Keywords
crosstalk; erbium; fibre lasers; frequency division multiplexing; laser beam applications; optical communication equipment; Er doped optical fibre; WDM applications; fibre amplifiers; gain crosstalk; optical networks; saturated EDFA; wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19921213
Filename
161239
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