Gain Clamping in Two-Stage L-Band EDFA Using a Broadband FBG

A gain-clamped long wavelength band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (L-band EDFA) with an improved gain characteristic is demonstrated by simply adding a broadband conventional band (C-band) fiber Bragg grating (FBG) in a two-stage amplifier system. The FBG reflects backward C-band amplified spontaneou...

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Main Authors: Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Tamchek, Nizam, Poopalan, Prabakaran, Ahmad, Harith
Format: Article
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2004
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