Title :
Characterisation of diode-pumped erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre optical amplifier
Author :
Spirit, D.M. ; Walker, Geoffrey R. ; France, P.W. ; Carter, Stephen F.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
7/19/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The small-signal gain spectrum, noise figure and saturation characteristics of a diode-pumped erbium-doped fibre optical amplifier in a fluoride glass host are presented. The fibre was used to demonstrate power amplification of 2 Gbit/s intensity modulated data, followed by transmission over 100 km of dispersion-shifted fibre.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre optics; fluoride glasses; optical communication equipment; optical saturation; solid lasers; zirconium compounds; 100 km; 2 Gbit/s; diode pumping; dispersion-shifted fibre; fibre optics; intensity modulated data; noise figure; optical amplifier; power amplification; saturation characteristics; small-signal gain spectrum;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900787
