Abstract
A configuration for SNR improvement by reducing ASE noise in EDFA repeaters for WDM signals using cascaded optical fiber grating couplers (FGCs) is proposed. The effectiveness of the configuration is experimentally demonstrated and discussed.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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