1480NM PUMPED ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER WITH ALL-OPTICAL AUTOMATICGAIN-CONTROL

Authors
MASSICOTT JF WILLSON SD WYATT R ARMITAGE JR KASHYAP R WILLIAMS D LOBBETT RA
Citation
Jf. Massicott et al., 1480NM PUMPED ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER WITH ALL-OPTICAL AUTOMATICGAIN-CONTROL, Electronics Letters, 30(12), 1994, pp. 962-964
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
30
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
962 - 964
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1994)30:12<962:1PEFAW>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A 15dB, gain controlled, 1480nm pumped, erbium doped silica fibre ampl ifier is demonstrated with < 0.2dB of gain variation for signal input levels up to -5dBm. Gain control is effected by concomitant lasing at 1520nm using Bragg grating reflectors. No error rate penalty is observ ed for a signal modulated at 2.5Gbit/s.