Title :
Options for gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Wysocki, P.F. ; Tench, R.E. ; Andrejco, M. ; DiGiovanni, David
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Murray Hill, NJ
Abstract :
We define two new figures of merit and use them to compare the best optical performance expected from ideal Er-doped fluoride fibre amplifiers (EDFFAs) and silica-based Er-doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs). We use a computer model with measured spectral gain and loss parameters. It assumes homogeneous broadening and includes all known loss mechanisms
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibre losses; Er-doped fluoride fibre amplifiers; computer model; figures of merit; gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; homogeneous broadening; loss mechanisms; loss parameters; measured spectral gain; optical performance; silica-based Er-doped fibre amplifiers; Bandwidth; Electron optics; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Power generation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719752
