Title :
Low-noise erbium-doped fibre amplifier operating at 1.54μm
Author :
Mears, Robert J. ; Reekie, L. ; Jauncey, I.M. ; Payne, David N.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Optical Fibre Group, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
High gain amplification of up to 28 dB has been observed in a 3m-long erbium-doped fibre. The amplifier has a spectral bandwidth of greater than 300 GHz in the region of 1.536μm and a measured sensitivity of -42dBm at a bit rate of 140Mbit/s.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre optics; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; repeaters; solid lasers; 1.536 micron; 1.54 micron; 140 Mbit/s; 28 dB; 3 m; 300 GHz; Er3+:fibre laser; spectral bandwidth;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870719
