Title :
Two-dimensional erbium-doped image fiber amplifier (EDIFA)
Author :
Nakamura, Moriya ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi ; Shamoto, Naoki ; Kaneda, Keiji
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Two-dimensional (2-D) erbium (Er)-doped image fiber amplifiers (EDIFAs) mere fabricated for the first time. The measured gain characteristics showed the applicability of optical amplifiers to 2-D high-throughput parallel optical data links. Additionally, we discuss pumping methods for the EDIFAs. Issues to achieve higher gain EDIFAs are addressed
Keywords :
data communication; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; optical pumping; 2-D high-throughput parallel optical data links; Er-doped 2D image fiber amplifier; higher gain EDIFAs; measured gain characteristics; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.962267
