Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers with desired gain-bandwidth characteristics
US6049416A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S2301/04
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining the optimal design of a gain equalization filter (GEF) used in optical fiber amplifiers. The method is suitable for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) that are widely used in wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) optical communication systems and networks.
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