A variable-gain optical amplifier for metro WDM networks with mixed span losses: A gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier combined with a Raman fiber amplifier

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1301-1303

  Lee, H H ^a   Oh, J M ^a   Lee, D ^a   Han, J ^b   Chung, H S ^b   Kim, K ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gain clamping; Raman fiber amplifier (RFA); Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Variable gain

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RAMAN SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

GAIN CLAMPING; RAMAN FIBER AMPLIFIER (RFA); SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA); VARIABLE GAIN;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 20544458267     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.846916     Document Type: Article

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