Title :
Bi/sub 2/O/sub 3/-based erbium doped fiber for short pulse amplification
Author :
Ohara, Seiki ; Nagashima, Tatsuo ; Hasegawa, Tomoharu ; Sugimoto, Naoki
Author_Institution :
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., Yokohama
Abstract :
We demonstrate short pulse amplification, and compare the nonlinear tolerance of a Bi2O3-based erbium doped fiber (EDF) with a conventional silica-based EDF. The Bi2O 3-based EDF shows highly nonlinear tolerance and superior short pulse amplification performances
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; erbium; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; Bi2O3-based erbium doped fiber; Bi2O3:Er; conventional silica-based EDF; nonlinear tolerance; short pulse amplification; Absorption; Bismuth; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Glass; Nonlinear distortion; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Refractive index;
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.2006.215592