• DocumentCode
    2327501
  • Title

    Cladding pumping technology for L-band EDFAs

  • Author

    Yla-Jarkko, K. ; Alam, S. ; Turner, P. ; Godfrey, I. ; Singleton, J. ; Grudinin, A. ; Nilsson, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Southampton Photonics Inc., UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    377
  • Abstract
    We analyze the performance of two types of L-band EDFAs based on cladding pumping technology. The amplifiers offer 30 dB gain over 1570-1607 nm spectral band with gain flatness of ±0.5 dB and noise figure below 5 dB.
  • Keywords
    erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical noise; optical pumping; 1570 to 1607 nm; 30 dB; 5 dB; L-band EDFAs; cladding pumping technology; Clamps; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; High power amplifiers; L-band; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1248277
  • Filename
    1248277