Title :
Performances of all optical gain-clamped EDFAs with different feedback wavelengths for use in multiwavelength optical networks
Author :
Chung, Joon ; Kim, Sang Yong ; Chae, Chang Joon
Author_Institution :
Korea Telecom Transmission Technol. Lab., Taejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
In this paper, we present detailed performances of an all-optical gain-controlled EDFAs in a 2.5-Gbps eight-channel WDM transmission system. The EDFA is a 980 pumped Al-co-doped fibre amplifier, whose small signal gain and noise figure are 26.5 dB and 4.5 dB, respectively, at 1555 nm
Keywords :
aluminium; erbium; fibre lasers; laser feedback; laser noise; optical fibre networks; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; 980 nm; Al-co-doped fibre amplifier; Gbps eight-channel WDM transmission system; all optical gain-clamped EDFAs; all-optical gain-controlled EDFAs; feedback wavelengths; multiwavelength optical networks; noise figure; small signal gain; Bit error rate; Feedback loop; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719653
