Patent · US Expired

Method of mitigating gain peaking using a chain of fiber amplifiers

US5406404A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 1993
Grant dateApr 11, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S2303/00
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of mitigating gain peaking in a chain of fiber amplifiers by pumping the amplifiers at a predetermined wavelength to produce gain over a specified wavelength range.

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