EDFA gain transients: Experimental demonstration of a low cost electronic control

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1351-1353

  Bianciotto, A ^a   Carena, A ^a   Ferrero, V ^a   Gaudino, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gain transient; Optical amplifier; Optical communication

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VARIABLES CONTROL; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LINEAR NETWORKS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ELECTRONIC CONTROL; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; GAIN TRANSIENTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0141918544     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.818267     Document Type: Article

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