Plug-in type 1.3-μm fiber amplifier module for rack-mounted shelves

Author

Nishida, Y. ; Yamada, M. ; Temmyo, J. ; Kanamori, T. ; Ohishi, Yasutake

Author_Institution

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

9

Issue

8

fYear

1997

Firstpage

1096

Lastpage

1098

Abstract

We have successfully developed a plug-in type PDFA module for rack mounted shelves which is assembled on a printed-board. In this module, we use a newly developed Pr/sup 3+/-doped high-NA PbF₂/InF₃-based fluoride fiber and wavelength stabilized 1.017-μm laser diodes (LDs). We have obtained a small-signal gain of 24 dB and a noise figure of 6.6 dB at 1.30 μm with an LD drive current of 240 mA×2. We achieved an output power of 10 dBm with a signal input power of 0 dBm. The total power consumption of this module, including that of a Peltier cooler, was 3.5 W when the LD drive current was 240 mA×2.

Keywords

fibre lasers; fluoride glasses; indium compounds; laser frequency stability; laser noise; lead compounds; modules; optical fabrication; optical fibre fabrication; praseodymium; 1.017 mum; 1.3 mum; 24 dB; 240 mA; 3.5 W; 6.6 dB; LD drive current; Peltier cooler; Pr/sup 3+/-doped fiber amplifier; high-NA PbF/sub 2//InF/sub 3/-based fluoride fiber; noise figure; output power; plug-in type fiber amplifier module; printed-board assembly; rack-mounted shelves; small-signal gain; total power consumption; wavelength stabilized laser diodes; Assembly; Diode lasers; Energy consumption; Gain; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Power amplifiers; Power generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.605512

Filename

605512