Grosskopf, G.G.GrosskopfLudwig, R.R.LudwigSchnabel, R.R.SchnabelSchunk, N.N.SchunkWeber, H.G.H.G.Weber2022-03-082022-03-081990https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/318132Gives a short outline of various applications of optical amplifiers focussed essentially on the semiconductor laser amplifier (SLA), because its range of applications is broader and better investigated today. As a selected example the authors discuss in detail the applications of SLAs in distribution networks.enoptical communication equipmentsemiconductor junction lasersoptical amplifiersfibre optic communication networkssemiconductor laser amplifierdistribution networks621conference paper