SIGNAL OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS OF 1.58-MU-M BAND GAIN-FLATTENED ER3-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS FOR WDM SYSTEMS()

Authors
ONO H YAMADA M SHIMIZU M OHISHI Y
Citation
H. Ono et al., SIGNAL OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS OF 1.58-MU-M BAND GAIN-FLATTENED ER3-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS FOR WDM SYSTEMS(), Electronics Letters, 34(15), 1998, pp. 1513-1514
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
34
Issue
15
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1513 - 1514
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1998)34:15<1513:SOCO1B>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The output characteristics of 1.58 mu m band gain-flattened Er3+-doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs) for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) s ystems are investigated. It is found that the total output signal powe r is uniquely determined by the input signal power and the average sig nal gain of each WDM channel, which is determined by EDF length. It is also found that there is a trade-off between the power conversion eff iciency (PCE) and the noise figure. The PCE for low-noise operation is similar to 45-65%.