• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.24-25
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• 2003

We propose the new gain-flattened filter utilizing tapered silica-based fiber for high capacity WDM optical communication systems. The gain excursion of Gain flattening filters is less than 0.5 dB over the 40 nm(1525 nm ～1565 nm).

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.08a
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• pp.42-43
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• 2003

We propose the new gain-flattened filter utilizing tapered silica-based fiber for high capacity WDM optical communication systems. The gain excursion of Gain flattening filters is less than 0.5 dB over the 40 nm($1525nm{\sim}1565nm$).

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.373-376
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• 2002

An asymmetrical directional coupler with two nonidentical fibers has, for the first time, been proposed and analyzed for an EDFA gain flattening filter (GFF). The characteristics of the transmission spectra of the GFFs have been theoretically investigated for the core spacings, the coupling lengths and the fiber parameters of the asymmetrical directional coupler. The analytical results show that an EDFA gain spectrum with flatness of ~7 ㏈ can be flattened to within $\pm$0.75 ㏈ over a bandwidth of 30 nm by using the asymmetrical directional coupler-based GFF.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.8-11
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• 2003

For the first time to our knowledge we have developed compact mechanically-induced long-period fiber grating devices which have an excellent tunability in the center wavelength and the depth of the notch. The compactness and ease to tune allow us to include them in other optical devices or systems. The devices were characterized by measuring their transmission spectra with different grating periods and applied pressures. We have also demonstrated the EDFA gain flattening using the mechanically-induced long-period fiber grating devices.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.14-18
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• 2000

We have investigated gain flattening of EDFA systems with or without a gain equalizer for WDM long-haul transmission using a re-circulating EDFA loop. Without a gain equalizer, gain variation as small as 2.9 dB was achieved over the 10-nm band of a 100 cascaded EDFA system by the inversion principle. With a gain equalizer based on all-fiber acousto-optic tunable filters, two different config-urations of EDFAs were tested. For a single-stage EDFA scheme, the 21-nm band has shown 3.8 dB of gain variation at 17.4 ∼ 20.3 dB of OSNRs after the 100the stage of EDFAs. For a dual-stage EDFA scheme, a wider bandwidth of 34 nm has shown 3.6-dB variation after 40 cascaded EDFAs.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.64-66
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• 2003

The optical gain and noise figure improved double-pass two-stage EDFA using a mirror, circulator, and gain-flattening filters is proposed. By double passing the pump light and removing the ASE propagating into the input part, the signal gain of 5 ㏈ and noise figure of 2.1 ㏈ are improved compared to the conventional single- and double-pass EDFA With gain-fattening filters in the second stage of EDFA, we obtain an improved flat gain with a gain flatness less than 1 ㏈ over 33-nm wavelength range at the 980-nm pump power of 86 ㎽.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.118-123
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• 2014

For multi parameter optimization of Raman Fiber Amplifier (RFA), a simple genetic algorithm is presented in the scenario of a 320 channel Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) system at channel spacing of 25 GHz. The large average gain (> 22 dB) is observed from optimized RFA with the optimized parameters, such as 39.6 km of Raman length with counter-propagating pumps tuned to 205.5 THz and 211.9 THz at pump powers of 234.3 mW, 677.1 mW respectively. The gain flattening filter (GFF) has also been optimized to further reduce the gain ripple across the frequency range from 190 to 197.975 THz for broadband amplification.

• Journal of The Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.90-95
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• 2009

All-optical fiber-type gain flattening filer (GFF) for an EDFA (Erbium doped fiber amplifier) were fabricated by using a FBT (fiber biconical tapered) process and the performance of the GFF was tested and athermal package was proposed. Historically, the chief contributor to gain unevenness has been the EDFA. Due to the inherent gain response of the EDFA's operation, there is always a modest imbalance in the gain applied as a function of wavelength. FBT methods have been used to make fiber type couplers and WDM filter since 1980. Attractivity of this methods was simple, cost effective and thermal stability. Simulation program tool is made to design target GFF profile for this paper. Fiber coupler manufacturing machine is modified for the GFF process. The final GFF is obtained by cascading 4 unit filter that has 6 taper stage. Test result shows 1 dB of wavelength flatness in the C band. Polarization dependent loss is under 0.15dB. The center wavelength variation is below ${\pm}$0.35nm at the temperature range of $20^{\circ}C$ to $70^{\circ}C$.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.28-36
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• 1998

A simple experimental method to design gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifier is proposed and demonstrated based on the two linear relations between the output power and the pump power, and between the gain and the length of the eribium-doped fiber at the gain flattened state. The spectral gain variation of the eribium-doped fiber amplifiber constructed by this method was less than 0.4 dB over 12 nm (1,545~1,557nm) wavelength region. The gain flatness is also controlled within 0.4 dB over the input power range of -30~-15dBm/ch through the feedback control utilizing the amplified spontaneous emission power in the 1,530 nm region.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.413-416
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• 1998

We have flattened the gain of EDFA by using a long-period FBG filter and AOTF's. The gain and optical SNR characteristics of the gain-flattened EDFA in long-haul transmission been evaluated in a recirculating EDFA loop. The gain variation was less than 4.6 dB and the optical SNR was higher than 14 dB over 20-nm wavelength range when the optical signal went through the EDFA as many as 200 times. These results indicate that this gain-flattened EDFA is applicable for ultra long-haul WDM optical transmissions over 8000 km.