Signal excited-state absorption in the L-band EDFA: Simulation and measurements

Signal excited-state absorption (ESA) influences the performance of erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) in the L band. The influence is twofold: 1) ESA is responsible for signal absorption, and thus for noise figure increase in the long wavelength range of the L band and 2) ESA decreases inversion o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of lightwave technology 2005-09, Vol.23 (9), p.2796-2799
Hauptverfasser:	Bolshtyansky, M., Mandelbaum, I., Pan, F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absorption Amplification Amplifiers Applied sciences Circuit properties Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits Electronics Erbium Erbium-doped fiber amplifier Exact sciences and technology Excitation Gain Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides Inversions L-band modeling NIST Noise Noise figure Optical amplifiers Optical and optoelectronic circuits optical fiber amplifiers optical spectroscopy Signal processing Simulation Stimulated emission Wavelength measurement Wavelengths
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Zusammenfassung:	Signal excited-state absorption (ESA) influences the performance of erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) in the L band. The influence is twofold: 1) ESA is responsible for signal absorption, and thus for noise figure increase in the long wavelength range of the L band and 2) ESA decreases inversion of erbium ions, and as a result, amplifier gain is decreased. Two methods of signal ESA measurement are discussed. It is shown that reliable data can be obtained through measurement and later used for accurate simulation of amplifier performance.
ISSN:	0733-8724 1558-2213
DOI:	10.1109/JLT.2005.853145