Analysis of the effect of upconversion on signal amplification in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs)

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 548-554

  Nusinsky, Inna ^a   Hardy, Amos A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Approximation methods; Erbium; Modeling; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical losses

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS (EDFA);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0037382769     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.809339     Document Type: Article

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