GAIN AND NOISE CHARACTERIZATION OF ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS

被引:7
作者
WALKER, GR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND
关键词
OPTICAL FIBERS; AMPLIFIERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19910462
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A technique for computer-controlled measurement of the gain and noise figure spectra of erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFA) is reported. The technique has been used to confirm homogeneous gain saturation in a broadband 'EDFA for output powers up to + 10 dBm.
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页码:744 / 745
页数:2
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