Author :
Bayart, D. ; Baniel, P. ; Bergonzo, A. ; Boniort, J.-Y. ; Bousselet, P. ; Gasca, L. ; Hamoir, D. ; Leplingard, F. ; Le Sauze, A. ; Nouchi, P. ; Roy, F. ; Sillard, P.
Abstract :
A lumped optical fibre amplifier exploiting the full spectrum of optical fibres and delivering a record bandwidth of 17.7 THz (between λ=1297 nm and λ=1605 nm) has been achieved using a combination of erbium-doped, thulium-doped and Raman fibres
Keywords :
Raman lasers; erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; thulium; wavelength division multiplexing; 1297 nm; 1605 nm; 17.7 THz; Raman fibres; broadband optical fibre amplification; erbium-doped fibres; full spectrum; lumped optical fibre amplifier; optical fibres; thulium-doped fibres;