A cost-effective gain control using pump modulation for erbium-doped fiberamplifiers

Authors
Na, KW Choi, JT Lee, WJ Park, SH Yoon, WW Lee, KK
Citation
Kw. Na et al., A cost-effective gain control using pump modulation for erbium-doped fiberamplifiers, IEEE PHOTON, 12(4), 2000, pp. 383-385
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
383 - 385
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200004)12:4<383:ACGCUP>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A novel gain control scheme for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers is presented. By modulating the pump laser at a tone frequency and using its modulated c omponent as a gain probing signal, one can easily realized the gain control . This scheme Is quite cost-effective because it needs minimum optical comp onents for gain control of optical amplifiers.