Title :
Figures of merit for doped fibre amplifiers in 1300 nm and 1550 nm windows
Author_Institution :
Telecom Res. Labs., Clayton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
Simple and accurate ´figures of merit´ for doped fibre amplifiers in the 1550 nm and 1300 nm optical communications windows are presented. These provide an effective comparison of different amplifier systems and configurations. The effects of rare-earth ion, host glass, waveguide structure and pump wavelength are all included.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; rare earth metals; 1300 nm; 1550 nm; doped fibre amplifiers; effective comparison; figures of merit; host glass; optical communications windows; pump wavelength; rare-earth ion; waveguide structure;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911005
