Title :
Gain and noise performance of fibre amplifiers operating in new pump configurations
Author :
Lauridsen, V. ; Tadayoni, R. ; Bjarklev, A. ; Povlsen, J.H. ; Pedersen, B.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
New configurations of erbium-doped fibre amplifiers have been investigated for the 0.98 mu m and 1.48 mu m pump wavelengths. A doubling of the gain coefficient has been predicted for reflective type amplifiers at the cost of a noise figure increase of 1.5 dB.
Keywords :
electron device noise; erbium; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; 0.98 micron; 1.48 micron; Er 3+-doped fibre; fibre amplifiers; gain coefficient; noise figure; noise performance; pump configurations; reflective type amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910207
