• DocumentCode
    1539678
  • Title

    20 dB gain at 1.55 mu m wavelength in 50 cm long Er3+-doped fluoride fibre amplifier

  • Author

    Miyajima, Y. ; Sugawa, Tomoki ; Komukai, Tetsuro

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    1527
  • Lastpage
    1528
  • Abstract
    A 20 dB gain is observed at 1.55 mu m in a 50 cm long fluoride fibre containing 5000 p.p.m. Er3+-ion in a core. A launched pump power of 57 mW was obtained using a 1.48 mu m laser diode. Gain difference in the 1535-1563 nm wavelength region is less than 1 dB.
  • Keywords
    europium; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; solid lasers; 1.48 micron; 1.55 micron; 1535 to 1563 micron; 20 dB; 50 cm; 57 mW; Er 3+-doped fluoride fibre amplifier; ZrF 4-BaF 2-LaF 3-AlF 3-NaF:Er; gain difference; laser diode; launched pump power;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19900980
  • Filename
    58134