Long-wavelength-band optical amplifiers employing silica-based erbium doped fibers designed for wavelength division multiplexing systems and networks

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E83-C, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 799-815

  Kakui, Motoki ^a   Ishikawa, Shinji ^a  

^a SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

1580nm; Erbium doped fiber; L band; Optical amplification; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BANDWIDTH; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS (EDFA); OPTICAL BANDWIDTH; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0034195783     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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