Title :
Tunable Er3+/Yb3+ codoped fiber amplifiers covering S- and C-Bands (1460 ∼ 1580 nm) based on discrete fundamental modecutoff
Author :
Chen, Nan-Kuang ; Hsu, Kuei-Chu ; Chang, Hsiang-Jung ; Chi, Sien ; Lai, Yinchieh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
We demonstrate thermo-optic wavelength-tunable Er3+TYb3+ co-doped fiber amplifiers by using discrete in-line tunable short-pass tapered-fiber filters based on tunable material dispersion. The amplification can occur from 1460 nm to 1580 nm, covering both the S- and C- bands.
Keywords :
erbium; laser modes; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; thermo-optical devices; ytterbium; 1460 to 1580 nm; Er3+TYb3+ co-doped fiber amplifiers; fundamental modecutoff; line tunable short-pass tapered-fiber filters; material dispersion; tuning; Dispersion; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215747
