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[MC2-1]Gain Control in Multi-Core EDFA with Hybrid-PumpingInvited

〇Hirotaka Ono (NTT Corporation, Japan)

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Fiber based devices for space division multiplexing,fiber/waveguide amplifiers and lasers

Hybrid pumping enables the gain control of each core independently from the other cores of a multi-core erbium-doped fiber amplifier (MC-EDFA) employing cladding-pumping. This paper reviews hybrid-pumped MC-EDFAs and shows the investigation of gain controllability.