Gain saturation behavior in L-band EDFAs
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 12 (9) , 1156-1158
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.874220
Abstract
The gain saturation behavior of an L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier is investigated. Experimental results show that amplifiers configured to operate in the L-band exhibit decidedly different saturation behavior compared to what is observed in C-band amplifiers. It is shown that the gain can vary by as much as 2.3 dB. Results suggest that the unique saturation behavior observed in the L-band is due, in part, to backward traveling amplified spontaneous emission power.Keywords
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