• DocumentCode
    712445
  • Title

    Extreme short wavelength operation (1.65 – 1.7 µm) of silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifier

  • Author

    Li, Z. ; Jung, Y. ; Daniel, J.M.O. ; Simakov, N. ; Shardlow, P.C. ; Heidt, A.M. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Alam, S.U. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We report the first demonstration of silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifier (TDFA) working in the 1.65 - 1.7 μm waveband. Up to 29 dB small signal gain and noise figure as low as 6.5dB are achieved.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; silicon compounds; thulium; SiO2; extreme short wavelength operation; noise figure; silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifier; small signal gain; wavelength 1.65 mum to 1.7 mum; Australia; Decision support systems; Electronic warfare; Gain measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121797
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=712445