论文信息 - Optical power equalization for multiwavelength fiber-amplifier cascades using periodic inhomogeneous broadening

Optical power equalization for multiwavelength fiber-amplifier cascades using periodic inhomogeneous broadening

Inhomogeneously broadened fiber amplifiers inserted periodically in an amplifier cascade are shown to provide significant interchannel power equalization in wavelength-multiplexed systems. Interchannel power variations in a six-amplifier cascade are reduced from 16 dB in a conventional system to about 5 dB when power equalizers are inserted.<<ETX>>

M. Andrejco | Y. Silberberg | L. Eskildsen | E. Goldstein | V. da Silva

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