Broadband erbium-doped fiber amplification uses C-band filtering to improve SNR across S-, C-, and L-band optical signals.
Broadband ASE light and matched dispersion hide RF signals in optical noise, then recover them only at the intended receiver.
Photonic integrated circuit with semiconductor optical amplifier array splits and recombines signals to perform chromatic dispersion compensation.
A switchable gain optical amplifier uses a circulator to route signals between two amplifier stages for flexible power control.