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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rolando Patricio Espindola, Chatham, NJ (US);
Thomas Andrew Strasser, Warren, NJ (US);
Paul Stephen Westbrook, Chatham, NJ (US);
Paul Francis Wysocki, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359341 ; 359124 ;
Abstract
L-band EDFA (Er-doped fiber amplifier) characteristics are improved by provision of filter means in the C-band, the filter means having a figure of merit greater than 400dB.multidot.nm. The filter means can be discrete and/or distributed filter means. In preferred embodiments, two or more full C-band blazed fiber Bragg, gratings are used.