Title :
High-power erbium-doped fiber amplifier pumped by wavelength multiplexed semiconductor laser diode unit
Author :
Tashiro, Yoshio ; Tachibana, Hironori ; Fujisaki, Akira ; Ogoshi, Haruki
Author_Institution :
Opto-Technol. Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
High-power optical fiber amplifiers (OFAs) are needed in various optical transmission systems: wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) systems, large passive splitting systems, long-haul repeaterless systems, analog distribution systems, etc. The use of high power pumping sources is one of the most important factors for high-power OFAs. High-power OFAs with various pumping sources are reported. We demonstrate a high-power Er-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) pumped with wavelength multiplexed light from a MQW semiconductor laser diode unit
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; quantum well lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; MQW semiconductor laser diode unit; WDM; analog distribution systems; high power pumping sources; high-power Er-doped fiber amplifier; high-power OFAs; high-power erbium-doped fiber amplifier; large passive splitting systems; laser pumping; long-haul repeaterless systems; optical transmission systems; wavelength multiplexed light; wavelength multiplexed semiconductor laser diode unit; wavelength-division multiplexing; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; High power amplifiers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719734
