Gain-clamped erbium-doped fiber amplifier using a single fiber Bragg grating
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Abstract
A new design of an all-optical gain-clamped erbium-doped fiber amplifier is demonstrated. The amplifier is based on the conventional ring cavity, where the gain is clamped at 21.84 dB via optical feedback using a single fiber Bragg grating for an input signal power as high as -8 dBm.
Keywords
Erbium-doped fiber, Fiber Bragg grating, Gain clamping, Optical amplifier, Ring cavity
Divisions
fac_eng,PHYSICS
Publication Title
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume
29
Issue
5
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
COinS