Title :
Performance of high-concentration Er/sup 3+/-doped phosphate fiber amplifiers
Author :
Hwang, Bor-Chyuan ; Jiang, Shibin ; Luo, Tao ; Seneschal, Karine ; Sorbello, Gino ; Morrell, Mike ; Smektala, Fred ; Honkanen, Seppo ; Lucas, Jacques ; Peyghambarian, Nasser
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
fDate :
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The performances of high-concentration Er/sup 3+/-doped phosphate fiber amplifiers are reported. The amplifiers are characterized in terms of gain, noise figure, and signal saturation power in a co-propagating pump configuration. A net gain of 21 dB and a gain per unit length 3 dB/cm are achieved in a 71-mm Er/sup 3+/-doped phosphate fiber.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; 21 dB; 71 mm; Er/sup 3+/-doped phosphate fiber; Er/sup 3+/-doped phosphate fiber amplifiers; co-propagating pump configuration; high-concentration; net gain; noise figure; signal saturation power; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Glass; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
