• DocumentCode
    2287613
  • Title

    38dB gain from a double-pass single-pump thulium doped fiber amplifier

  • Author

    Bastos-Filho, Carmelo J A ; Martins-Filho, Joaquim F. ; Gomes, Anderson S L

  • Author_Institution
    Departamento de Elctronica e Sistemas, Univ. Fed. de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    20-23 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    125
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a 38 dB gain thulium doped fiber amplifier pumped by 400 mW at 1050 nm that uses a reflective double-pass configuration. The gain enhancement is 16 dB and the maximum noise figure penalty is 2 dB for the double-pass compared to single-pass operation. We also compare the performance of two configurations of double-pass operation, with a mirror and with a circulator as the reflector.
  • Keywords
    laser mirrors; optical circulators; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; thulium; 1050 nm; 38 dB; 400 mW; TDFA; Tm; circulator reflector; double-pass single-pump fiber amplifier; mirror reflector; optical communication; reflective double-pass configuration; thulium doped fiber amplifier; Doped fiber amplifiers; High power amplifiers; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7824-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IMOC.2003.1244844
  • Filename
    1244844