Hybrid flat gain C-band optical amplifier with Zr-based erbium-doped fiber and semiconductor optical amplifier

• Main Authors: Huri, N.A.D., Hamzah, Azura, Arof, Hamzah, Ahmad, Harith, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: IOP Publishing 2011
• Subjects: QC Physics; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19798/; https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X11010099

An efficient gain-flattened C-band optical amplifier is demonstrated using a hybrid configuration with a Zirconia-based Erbium-doped fibre (Zr-EDF) and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The amplifier utilizes a two-stage structure with a midway isolator to improve flat gain characteristic and...