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Bidirectional S-band continuous wave operation in a depressed-cladding erbium doped fiber amplifier

Ahmad et al., 2009

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7105840744122891976
Author
Ahmad H
Zulkifli M
Latif A
Thambiratnam K
Harun S
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J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater

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The Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) provides a very convenient amplification of signals at 1550 nm in existing single-mode optical fibre networks. The EDFA is based on Er3+ ions which acts as the active component in the optical amplification process. The EDFA …
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