Abstract
A 24 dB gain-range variable gain erbium-doped fibre amplifier with a 1.2 dB noise figure variation is demonstrated employing thermo-optic switches, variable optical attenuators, and pump/signal multiplexers integrated on a single planar lightwave circuit.
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