Gain equalization in cascaded optical amplifiers using short-period Bragg gratings

Martin Rochette; Pierre-Yves Cortes; Martin Guy; Sophie LaRochelle; Francois Trepanier; Jocelyn Lauzon

doi:10.1117/12.406425

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15 December 2000 Gain equalization in cascaded optical amplifiers using short-period Bragg gratings

Martin Rochette, Pierre-Yves Cortes, Martin Guy, Sophie LaRochelle, Francois Trepanier, Jocelyn Lauzon

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Proceedings Volume 4087, Applications of Photonic Technology 4; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.406425
Event: 2000 International Conference on Application of Photonic Technology (ICAPT 2000), 2000, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

Gain equalization of an amplifier is performed by introducing spectrally designed Bragg gratings in the mid-stage of a dual-stage erbium-doped fiber amplifier. The long-haul performances of the amplifier are evaluated using a 50 km recirculating loop. The results show a clear improvement of the transmission quality when equalizing the gain.

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Martin Rochette, Pierre-Yves Cortes, Martin Guy, Sophie LaRochelle, Francois Trepanier, and Jocelyn Lauzon "Gain equalization in cascaded optical amplifiers using short-period Bragg gratings", Proc. SPIE 4087, Applications of Photonic Technology 4, (15 December 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.406425

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