Amplifiers for the Masses: EDFA, EDWA, and SOA Amplets for Metro and Access Applications

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-70

  Zimmerman, Donald R ^a   Spiekman, Leo H ^b  

^a Light Systems Associates   (United States)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Metropolitan area networks; Optical communication; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical planar waveguide components; Semiconductor optical amplifiers

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; BROADBAND NETWORKS; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 1442287462     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.822144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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