• ETRI Journal
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.786-796
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• 2013

In this paper, we propose a hybrid time-division multiplexing and dense wavelength-division multiplexing scheme to implement a cost-effective and scalable long-reach optical access network (LR-OAN). Our main objectives are to increase fiber plant utilization, handle upstream and downstream flow through the same input/output port, extend the reach, and increase the splitting ratio. To this end, we propose the use of an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) and an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) in one configuration. AWG is employed to achieve the first and second objectives, while EDFA is used to achieve the third and fourth objectives. The performance of the proposed LR-OAN is verified using the Optisystem and Matlab software packages under bit error rate constraints and two different approaches (multifiber and single-fiber). Although the single-fiber approach offers a more cost-effective solution because service is provided to each zone via a common fiber, it imposes additional losses, which leads to a reduction in the length of the feeder fiber from 20 km to 10 km.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.162-166
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• 2014

The impact of booster section length made from passive erbium-doped fiber (EDF) on the L-band multiwavelength Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser (MBEFL) is studied experimentally in this paper. The influence on the performance of MBEFL in term of number of generated Stokes lines, tuning range and lasing threshold were investigated. A comparison was made between MBEFL without a booster section and with booster sections of different lengths. Through comparative study and at fixed BP power and 100mW of 1480 pump power, longer passive EDF length of 5m exhibits the highest average number of Stokes lines of 23 with tuning range of 14nm. In contrast, shorter passive EDF length of 1m shows the highest tuning range of 17nm and an average number of 21 Stokes lines.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.102-103
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• 2000

최근 광통신 시스템에서는 파장분할다중화(WDM) 방식의 도입으로 인해, 한 개의 레이저 신호를 입사시켜 여러 개의 레이저 신호를 발생시켜 광원으로 사용하는 연구가 활발히 진행되어 왔다. Park et al.[1]은 Erbium Doped Fiber Laser(EDFL)에서 1.1nm 파장간격으로 24라인을 얻었고, Yamashita et al.[2]은 내부 에탈론 구조를 가진 EDFL에서 0.8nm 간격으로 17라인, D.Yu et al.[3]은 반사형 거울과 Circulator를 사용한 Brillouin/Erbium Fiber Laser(BEFL)에서 0.08nm 간격으로 30라인, G.J.Cowle et al.[4]은 Injection-Seed Locking을 이용한 BEFL.에서 0.09nm 간격으로 12라인 그리고 N.S.Kim et al.[5]은 내부 되먹임을 이용한 BEFL에서 0.09nm 간격으로 4라인을 각각 발생시켰다. 여기서 중요한 요소로는 발생된 레이저 신호의 안정성, 각 신호들 간의 파장간격, 레이저 신호의 수 그리고 Peak Intensity 간의 차이 등이 있는데 각 연구방식에 따라 다양한 결과를 보여준다. 본 실험에서는 향상된 되먹임 구조를 가진 BEFL에서 다파장 발생에 관한 연구를 하였다. (중략)

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.1 no.3
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• pp.203-206
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• 2017

We report a passive Q-switching of an all-fiber erbium-doped fiber laser delivering high pulse energy by using a high quality single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber (SWCNT-SA). A side-polished fiber coated with the SWCNT is employed as an in-line SA for evanescent wave interaction between the incident light and the SWCNT. This lateral interaction scheme enables a stable Q-switched fiber laser that generates high pulse energy. The central wavelength of the Q-switched pulse laser was measured as 1560 nm. A repetition rate frequency of the Q-switched laser is controlled from 78 kHz to 190 kHz by adjusting the applied pump power from 124 mW to 790 mW. The variation of pulse energy from 51 nJ to 270 nJ is also observed as increasing the pump power. The pulse energy of 270 nJ achieved at maximum pump power is 3 times larger than those reported in Q-switched all-fiber lasers using a SWCNT-SA. The tunable behaviors in pulse duration, pulse repetition rate, and pulse energy as a function of pump power are reported, and are well matched with theoretical expectation.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.674-679
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• 2003

We fabricated erbium-doped fiber ring laser with a new structure that can operate in C- & L-band wavelength region. The wave-length of the laser can be tuned continuously over 102 nm between 1510.4-1612.6 nm by insertion of the fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter (FFP-TF) in the ring cavity. By use of the wavelength tunable characteristics of our fiber laser, we measured absorption spectra of more than fifty transition lines of the acetylene ($^{13}$ C$_2$H$_2$) molecule with high signal to noise ratio (SNR).

• ETRI Journal
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.531-534
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• 2003

This report describes the effect of optical delay on the suppression of the power transient excursion in a combined gain-controlled erbium-doped fiber amplifier with an internal optical feedback loop (OFL). A simple homogeneous model showed that the optical delay caused a phase change in the oscillation of the surviving and laser channels, which resulted in a reduction of the overall power transient excursion. In addition to the reduction, a real system with a 1528.7-nm OFL shifted the oscillation upward or downward according to channel removal or addition, whereas another one with a 1560.9-nm OFL did not. This different transient behavior reflected a control-wavelength dependence on optical automatic gain control, where spectral-hole burning dominated over relaxation oscillation for 1528.7 nm, and vice versa for 1560.9 nm.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.434-439
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• 2002

본 연구는 파장 분할 다중화(WDM：Wavelength Division Multiplexing) 방식 전송 시스템 (Transmission System)에 사용되는 어븀 첨가 광섬유 증폭기(EDFA : Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier)의 이득 제어(Gain Control) 방법에 관한 것으로 어븀 첨가 광섬유에서 상호 이득 포화(Cross Gain Saturation) 현상, 이득 비동질 (Gain In-homogeneity) 특성, 그리고 어븀 이온의 밀도 반전(Population Inversion)의 변화 에 의해 출력되는 다 파장 광 신호들의 광 세기가 각기 다르게 출력되는 현상을 고출력을 내도록 구성된 어븀 첨가 광섬유 증폭기와 고속 제어기를 구성하여 위 현상들을 억제하며 이득을 제어하기 위한 레이저 다이오드(Laser Diode : LD)의 제어전압 조사하고, 얻어진 결과들을 토대로 이득 제어에 적합한 방법을 제시하고 제어기를 설계한다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.181-185
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• 1998

Gain characteristic of concatenated erbium-doped fiber amplifiers(EDFA) are studied with a recirculating EDFA loop. For a non-flat gain EDFA, the 3 dB gain bandwidth was reduced to 6 nm after the 20th EDFA. However, for an optimized gain flattened EDFA, in a simple configuration, the 5 dB gain bandwidth was found to be 9nm, even after the 100th EDFA, corresponding to 8000km transmission. This results suggest that the simple optimized flat gain amplifier could be a good candidate for ultra-long distance wavelength division multiplexed transmissions.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.471-475
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• 1997

We investigate the gain dynamics of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers during single- and multi-channel amplification. Power transients due to the changes in the number of channels in the amplifier chain are measured. We successfully suppress power transients by using a fast pump control circuit with<$\mu$s response time.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.293-297
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• 2002

본 연구는 파장 분할 다중화(WDM： Wavelength Division Multiplexing) 방식 전송 시스템 (Transmission System)에 사용되는 어븀 첨가 광섬유 증폭기(EDFA： Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier)의 이득 제어(Cain Control) 방법에 관한 것으로 어븀 첨가 광섬유에서 상호 이득 포화 (Cross Cain Saturation) 현상, 이득 비동질(Cain In-homogeneity) 특성, 그리고 어븀 이온의 밀도. 반전(Population Inversion)의 변화에 의해 출력되는 다 파장 광 신호들의 광세기가 각기 다르게 출력되는 현상을 고출력을 내도록 구성된 어븀 첨가 광섬유 증폭기와 고속 제어기를 구성하여 위 현상들을 억제하며 이득을 제어하기 위한 레이저 다이오드(Laser Diode : LD)의 제어전압 조사하고, 얻어 진 결과들을 토대로 이득 제어에 적합한 방법을 제시하고 제어기를 설계한다.