Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications

Optical Amplifiers Operating in a Random Access Fiber Loop Optical Memory

Gerd H. Grosskopf, L. Küller, Reinhold Ludwig, W. Pieper, Ronald Schnabel, Hans G. Weber

Published Jan 1, 1991• 0 citations

Abstract

In a fiber loop optical memory the applications of semiconductor laser amplifiers as switching elements and of Erbium doped fiber amplifiers as gain controlling elements are investigated.

DOI: 10.1364/oaa.1991.fe6

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