Effect of spectral hole burning on the feedforward control of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

Romain Peretti, A.-M. Jurdyc, B. Jacquier +2 more

E. Desurvire, J.L. Zyskind

Maxim A. Bolshtyansky

A new theoretical/numerical model of the spectral hole burning (SHB) effect in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) is suggested. A new measurement technique for SHB measurement is developed. Experiments are conducted to identify the particular mechanism of SHB. A computer simulation program is developed using this approach. The shape and depth of the spectral hole are in accordance with the suggested theory.

P. C. Becker, N.A. Olsson, J.R. Simpson

Nobuaki Takahashi, Haruaki Akashi, Tai Sasaki

E. Rudkevich, Douglas M. Baney, J. Stimple +2 more

We report here, for the first time, observations of offset and collaterally burned holes in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs). This additional spectral-hole-burning structure in the 1.5-μm region will impact the application of EDFAs in the wavelength-division-multiplexed environment as well as their descriptive models.