Title :
Gain equalizer design method for cascaded S-band thulium doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Aozasa, Shinichi ; Masuda, Hiroji
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 2 2011
Abstract :
We propose a new method for designing a gain equalizer for a cascaded S-band thulium doped fiber amplifier (TDFA). The precisely designed gain equalizer provided high performance with a gain excursion of less than 0.6 dB in the 1482-1508 nm wavelength region.
Keywords :
equalisers; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; thulium; TDFA; cascaded S-band thulium doped fiber amplifier; gain equalizer design method; wavelength 1482 nm to 1508 nm; Doped fiber amplifiers; Gain measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microopics Conference (MOC), 2011 17th
Conference_Location :
Sendai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1344-6
