光(guang)(guang)放大(da)(da)技(ji)術是指(zhi)不(bu)需要進(jin)(jin)行(xing)(xing)光(guang)(guang)—電(dian)—光(guang)(guang)的(de)(de)轉換,直接對光(guang)(guang)信(xin)號(hao)進(jin)(jin)行(xing)(xing)實時、在線、透明放大(da)(da)的(de)(de)技(ji)術。其核(he)心(xin)器(qi)(qi)件為光(guang)(guang)放大(da)(da)器(qi)(qi),它是一(yi)種全光(guang)(guang)放大(da)(da)器(qi)(qi),主要由增益介質、輸(shu)(shu)入輸(shu)(shu)出結構(gou)等(deng)構(gou)成(cheng),其作(zuo)用(yong)是增強光(guang)(guang)信(xin)號(hao)的(de)(de)功率,放大(da)(da)輸(shu)(shu)入的(de)(de)弱(ruo)光(guang)(guang)信(xin)號(hao)。在光(guang)(guang)纖通信(xin)技(ji)術中(zhong),由傳(chuan)統(tong)(tong)的(de)(de)光(guang)(guang)電(dian)混合(he)中(zhong)繼放大(da)(da)器(qi)(qi)到純光(guang)(guang)放大(da)(da)器(qi)(qi)是一(yi)個重大(da)(da)的(de)(de)飛躍。這意(yi)味著光(guang)(guang)電(dian)中(zhong)繼器(qi)(qi)中(zhong)由于電(dian)子響(xiang)應速度(du)和寬(kuan)帶限制所帶來的(de)(de)“電(dian)子瓶(ping)頸”的(de)(de)影響(xiang)將(jiang)不(bu)復(fu)存在,利用(yong)原有的(de)(de)系統(tong)(tong)進(jin)(jin)行(xing)(xing)高速率信(xin)號(hao)傳(chuan)輸(shu)(shu)將(jiang)成(cheng)為現(xian)實。同時,它也使得光(guang)(guang)通信(xin)系統(tong)(tong)中(zhong)波(bo)分(fen)(fen)復(fu)用(yong)技(ji)術和密集波(bo)分(fen)(fen)復(fu)用(yong)技(ji)術的(de)(de)實現(xian)成(cheng)為可(ke)能。