First solution requires a thermal sensor to measure the EDFA temperature and a compensation table (stored in the firmware) to act on VOA attenuation. The. The erbium-doped amplifier (EDFA) is a key device in WDM systems. Its comparatively wide wave-length range of amplification allows it to provide batch amplification of the signals within the wavelength range, making it essential as an amplifier of transmission in WDM systems. Glossaries, troubleshooting guides, optical formulas, 80+ infographics, and ITU-T standards references. With two LPFG mounted on a novel divided coil heater array, wide dynamic-range gain / power control for an EDFA was achieved with less than 0. Núñez-Velázquez, and J. Sahu, "Temperature Dependent Characteristics of L-band EDFA.