Title :
Broadband ASE light source for 1800 nm wavelength region
Author :
Yamada, Makoto ; Aozasa, S. ; Ono, H.
Author_Institution :
Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Japan
Abstract :
The first ASE light source with a flat and broadband ASE spectrum in the 1800 nm wavelength region has been developed by combining a Tm3+-Tb3+-doped fibre and a Tm3+-doped fibre. The achieved bandwidth where the ASE intensity exceeded -20-dBm/nm was 162-nm (from 1690 to 1852-nm).
Keywords :
fibre lasers; infrared sources; superradiance; terbium; thulium; Tm3+-Tb3+-doped fibre; Tm3+-doped fibre; bandwidth; broadband ASE light source; wavelength 1690 nm to 1852 nm;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.2850
