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Gain equalization of EDFA's with Bragg gratings

Rochette et al., 2002

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4881499695768421680
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Rochette M
Guy M
LaRochelle S
Lauzon J
Trepanier F
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IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

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Flat-gain amplifiers are needed to ensure proper amplification of every channel in wavelength-division-multiplexed communication systems. Such amplifiers can be realized by combining a precisely tailored filter with an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). In this …
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