High gain limiting erbium-doped fibre amplifier with over 30 dB dynamic range

Abstract
A limiting optical amplifier is demonstrated using three cascaded stages of erbium-doped fibre amplifiers. A constant output power of +12.9 dBm was obtained for an input power ranging from −30 to 1.5 dBm. The optical noise figure of the amplifier has been measured over the >30 dB dynamic range. Design guidelines for optical limiting amplifiers are also presented.

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