[15a-P7-1~10] 3.14 Optical control devices and optical fibers

[15a-P7-8] Measurement of Gain Recovery of an EDFA Measured by Using a Two-wavelength Pump-Probe Technique with a Single DFB Laser Array

〇Keiji Kuroda¹, Misaki Kitazawa¹, Yuzo Yoshikuni¹ (1.Kitasato Univ.)

Keywords:Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier, Two-wavelength Pump-probe technique, Gain recovery

We report on measurements of a recovery time after gain saturation induced by a signal pulse by using a two-wavelength pump-probe technique with a single DFB laser array. Wavelength dependence of the recovery time is also discussed.