Direct measurement of ASE PDG in an EDFA with controlled birefringence and full knowledge of the polarization state of both the input signal and the pump
Authors:
- Luis Felipe Salcedo FloresLFLuis Felipe Salcedo Flores
- Diana TentoriDTDiana Tentori
- 1 January 2014
- conference paper
- Published by Optica Publishing Group
- p. LTu4A.21
Abstract
We present an experimental arrangement allowing the direct measurement of the amplified spontaneous emission PDG generated in the EDFA. PDG values were low and the degree of polarization of signal and pump was not degraded.Keywords
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