1.58-μm Band Gain-Flattened Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers for WDM Transmission Systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 490-496

  Ono, Hirotaka ^a   Yamada, Makoto ^a   Kanamori, Terutoshi ^a   Sudo, Shoichi ^a   Ohishi, Yasutake ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broadband communication; Erbium materials devices; Fluoride materials devices; Optical fiber amplifiers; Silicone materials devices; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS (EDFA);

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0033101078     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.749390     Document Type: Article

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