Title :
Design considerations for minimizing macrobending loss in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Deus, Antonio L. ; Sunak, Harish R D
Author_Institution :
US Naval Underwater Syst. Center, New London, CT, USA
Abstract :
Step-index fiber designs which minimize macrobending loss in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers pumped at 980 and 1490 nm are discussed. An important consideration for the compact packaging of these amplifiers for field use is the minimum tolerable bend radius of the doped fiber for small extrinsic macrobending loss. Only small shifts in the peak value of the mode field of the fiber due to bending, such that the gain of the amplifier is essentially unaffected, are considered.<>
Keywords :
bending; erbium; fibre lasers; optical losses; packaging; 1490 nm; 980 nm; Er doped fibre amplifiers; bending; compact packaging; extrinsic macrobending loss; field use; gain; macrobending loss; minimum tolerable bend radius; mode field; step index fibre designs; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber losses; Packaging; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
