Design and Control of Gain-Flattened Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier for WDM Applications

ETRI Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-36

  Kim, Hyang Kyun ^a,b,c   Park, Seo Yeon ⁱ   Lee, Dong Ho ^c,d   Park, Chang Soo ^c,e,f,g,h  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^d Sogang University   (South Korea)

^e Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^g TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Fiver Optic Communication Group   (South Korea)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; GAIN CONTROL; OPTICAL PUMPING;

GAIN FLATTENED ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; SPECTRAL GAIN VARIATION;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0032028460     PISSN: 12256463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4218/etrij.98.0198.0103     Document Type: Article

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