Title :
Radiation effects on a two-stage double-pass single-polarization erbium fiber amplifier
Author :
Hakimi, E. ; Caplan, D.O. ; Hakimi, H. ; Tuffli, A.L.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In free space communication, it is desirable to have single-polarization EDFAs since polarization diversity can be used to multiplex transmitter and receiver or double transmitter capacity per wavelength via polarization diplexing. In this paper, we use the double-pass Faraday mirror approach to realize a 250 mW single-polarization EDFA, without the need for special polarization controllers or maintaining Er fibers.
Keywords :
erbium; gamma-ray effects; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; optical links; 250 mW; OASIX program; double-pass Faraday mirror approach; free space communication; gamma irradiation; polarization diplexing; polarization diversity; radiation effects; receiver multiplexing; transmitter multiplexing; two-stage double-pass single-polarization EDFA; Absorption; Birefringence; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Radiation effects; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033381
