Title :
High output power erbium doped waveguide amplifier for QAM distribution
Author :
McIntosh, C.M. ; Delavaux, J.M.P. ; Wilson, G.C. ; Hullin, C. ; Neyret, B. ; Philipsen, J. ; Cassagnettes, C. ; Barbier, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We report on the first Er/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/ doped planar waveguide amplifier with +14 dBm output power which we use as a post-amplifier for the DWDM transmission of eight wavelengths, each carrying 35 6-MHz 64-QAM channels, over an unrepeated span of 175 km.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical planar waveguides; quadrature amplitude modulation; solid lasers; telecommunication channels; waveguide lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; ytterbium; 175 km; DWDM transmission; Er/sup 3+/,Yb/sup 3+/-doped planar waveguide laser amplifier; QAM channels; QAM distribution; high output power erbium doped waveguide amplifier; unrepeated span; Distributed amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; High power amplifiers; Noise figure; Optical waveguides; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Quadrature amplitude modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
