Abstract: An optical amplifier achieves multistage amplification with a four port optical circulator with fiber amplifiers and Faraday rotators and mirrors connected to at least two of the ports. The fiber amplifiers permit the signal to pass through the fiber amplifiers twice.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 1996
Date of Patent:
October 13, 1998
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Inventors:
Jean-Marc Pierre Delavaux, Jonathan A. Nagel