Cost-effective gain control using pump modulation for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-385

  Na, Ki Woon ^a   Choi, Joo Taek ^a   Lee, Woo Jin ^a   Park, Seung Ho ^a   Yoon, Won Woo ^a   Lee, Kyong Kuk ^a  

^a AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; GAIN CONTROL; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PUMPING;

ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS (EDFA);

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0033724561     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.839026     Document Type: Article

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