Gain control in L-band EDFAs by monitoring backward traveling C-band ASE

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 983-985

  Pratt, A R ^a   Fujii, K ^a   Ozeki, Y ^a  

^a OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIN CONTROL; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; BACKWARD TRAVELLING; COPROPAGATING PUMP POWER; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER; GAIN FLATNESS CONTROL; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0343442462     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.867982     Document Type: Article

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