Two-Stage L-Band EDFA Applying C/L-Band Wavelength-Division Multiplexer with the Counterpropagating Partial Gain-Clamping

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1710-1712

  Lu, Yung Hsin ^a   Chi, Sien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C L band wavelength division multiplexer (WDM); Erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA); Gain clamped; Long wavelength; Partial gain clamping

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ATTENUATION; BANDPASS FILTERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; INSERTION LOSSES; LASER TUNING; OPTICAL DESIGN; RING LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

COUNTERPROPAGATING LASERS; OPTICAL CIRCULATORS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0346972474     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.819707     Document Type: Article

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