Gain Enhancement in L–Band EDFA by Splitting EDF into Two Stages
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v39.463Abstract
Sebuah esperimen bagi menambah daya pembesaran untuk jalur gelombang panjang (jalur–L) pembesar terdop erbium (PTE) telah didemonstrasi menggunakan reka bentuk yang berbadan dua. Jika dibandingkan dengan pembesar yang berbadan satu, pembesar ini dapat menambah pembesaran untuk isyarat 1580 nm sebanyak 5.5 dB dengan sedikit sahaja penambahan nilai bisingan. Nilai bisingan bertambah sebanyak 0.3 dB kerana kemasukan isolator dalam reka bentuk. Kadar kuasa pam pertama mestilah 33% daripada jumlah keseluruhan kuasa pam untuk nilai optima. Pembesaran maksimum sebanyak 8.3 dB telah diperolehi oleh isyarat 1568 nm semasa kuasa isyarat dan kuasa pam, masing–masing ditetapkan pada 30 dBm dan 92 mW. Keputusan esperimen menunjukkan penggunaan pembesar berbadan dua dapat menjimatkan kos kerana ia menggunakan kuasa pam yang lebih rendah. Kata kunci: Gentian terdop erbium, pembesar optik, pembesar terdop erbium, jalus LPTE An experiment on gain enhancement in the long–wavelength band erbium–doped fiber amplifier (L–band EDFA) is demonstrated using a dual stage configuration. Compared to a conventional single–stage amplifier, the small signal gain for a 1580 nm signal can be improved by 5.5 dB without paying much noise figure penalty. The corresponding noise figure penalty was 0.3 dB due to the insertion loss of the optical isolator. The optimum pump power ratio for the first pump was experimentally determined to be 33%. The maximum gain improvement of 8.3 dB was obtained at a signal wavelength of 1568 nm while signal and total pump powers were fixed at –30 dBm and 92 mW, respectively. These results show that the employment of the dual–stage amplifier system will play an important role in the development of a practical L–band EDFA from the perspective of economical usage of pump power. Key words: Erbium doped fiber, optical amplifier, L-band EDFA, dual-stage EDFA, amlified spontaneous emissionDownloads
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2012-01-20
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Gain Enhancement in L–Band EDFA by Splitting EDF into Two Stages. (2012). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 39(1), 69–74. https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v39.463