Title :
Transmission over 10 km of erbium doped fibre with ultralow signal power excursion
Author :
Williams, D.L. ; Davey, S.T. ; Spirit, D.M. ; Ainslie, B.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Amplification over 10 km of erbium-doped fibre is reported, exhibiting a signal power excursion of less than 0.2 dB along the entire fibre length. Lossless transmission at 1.536 mu m was achieved with only 11.5 mW of launched pump power at 1.485 mu m.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibres; optical links; 1.485 micron; 1.536 micron; 10 km; 11.5 mW; SiO 2:Er; erbium doped fibre; launched pump power; lossless transmission; ultralow signal power excursion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900974
