Characterization and Modeling of Erbium-Doped Fibers and Integrated Waveguides

In this article several characterization techniques developed by the authors for erbium-doped fibers and integrated waveguides are discussed. These techniques are used to obtain the input parameters in the theoretical models that have been developed, too. In this way optical amplifiers and lasers are studied and optimized for different applications. Comparisons between computed values and experimental results are presented.