Title :
Tunability of the gain spectrum in an erbium-doped fiber with depressed-cladding
Author :
Poli, F. ; Foroni, M. ; Cucinotta, A. ; Ruggeri, L. ; Rosa, L. ; Selleri, S. ; Vavassori, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Parma Univ.
Abstract :
The bending losses of a depressed-cladding erbium-doped fiber have been exploited to tune the fiber amplifier gain in the wavelength range between the S-band and the C-band
Keywords :
erbium; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; 2 to 8 GHz; C-band; S-band; bending losses; depressed-cladding; erbium-doped fiber; fiber amplifier gain; gain spectrum tunability; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Filters; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215507