Title :
Fibers for multi-channel erbium doped amplifiers in optical space communications
Author :
Hill, Mark ; Gray, Rebecca ; Hankey, Judith ; Gillooly, Andy
Author_Institution :
Fibercore Ltd., Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A fiber developed for optical satellite communications and control, designed to take full advantage of the photo-annealing effect that results from pumping in the 980nm region and allows up to 100% recovery following radiation damage.
Keywords :
annealing; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; satellite communication; space communication links; telecommunication control; multichannel erbium doped amplifiers; optical satellite communications; optical space communications; photo-annealing effect; radiation damage; size 980 nm; Annealing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th2A.31
