Actively gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifier over 35nm by using all-fiber acoustooptic tunable filters

被引:93
作者
Kim, HS [1 ]
Yun, SH
Kim, HK
Park, N
Kim, BY
机构
[1] Korea Adv Inst Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Yusong Gu, Taejon 305701, South Korea
[2] Elect & Telecommun Res Inst, Lightwave Commun Sect, Taejon 305600, South Korea
[3] Seoul Natl Univ, Sch Elect Engn, Seoul 151742, South Korea
关键词
erbium materials/devices; optical fiber amplifiers; optical fiber communication; optical fiber filters; tunable filters; wavelength-division multiplexing;
D O I
10.1109/68.681485
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
We demonstrate an actively gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) using an all-fiber gain-flattening filter with electronically controllable spectral profiles. A good gain flatness (<0.7 dB) over a broad wavelength span (>35 nm) is achieved for a wide range of operational gain levels as well as input signal and pump powers.
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页码:790 / 792
页数:3
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