DYNAMIC GAIN COMPENSATION IN SATURATED ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS

被引:39
作者
DESURVIRE, E [1 ]
ZIRNGIBL, M [1 ]
PRESBY, HM [1 ]
DIGIOVANNI, D [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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10.1109/68.93876
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Dynamic compensation of low-frequency (f < 1 kHz) gain fluctuations in saturated erbium-doped fiber amplifiers is demonstrated. This compensation, based on a simple feedback-loop scheme, makes it possible to reduce transient gain fluctuations efficiently across the whole amplifier bandwidth using only a low-power (approximately 2-mu-W) optical feedback signal. Such an automatic gain control technique could be advantageously applied to suppress data packet interference due to traffic bursts in multiple-access networks, as well as in the implementation of long-haul fiber systems using erbium fiber amplifiers.
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页码:453 / 455
页数:3
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