Passive all-optical gain control in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

Martin Zirngibl

doi:10.1117/12.134975

1 February 1992 Passive all-optical gain control in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

Martin Zirngibl

Proceedings Volume 1581, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.134975
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

An all-optical feedback loop is demonstrated which effectively suppresses slow, signal-induced gain fluctuations in Er-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA's). Gain control is achieved by operating the amplifier in a ring laser configuration. Such a feedback loop which can be fabricated out of all-fiber passive components could be easily implemented in any system using EDFA's.

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Martin Zirngibl "Passive all-optical gain control in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 1581, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers III, (1 February 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.134975

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