Title :
Thulium doped fiber amplifier performance in S band using two different complementary pumping wavelengths
Author :
de Oliveira, J.C.R.F. ; Rosolem, J.B. ; Juriollo, A.A.
Author_Institution :
CPQD Telecom & IT Solutions, Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
We have characterized a thulium doped fiber amplifier using three simultaneous different pumping wavelengths. We obtained more than 30 dB peak gain in the S band region.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; thulium; 30 dB; S band TDFA; Tm; complementary pumping wavelengths; optical amplification; simultaneous pumping; thulium doped fiber amplifier; Absorption; Doped fiber amplifiers; Energy states; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7824-5
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.2003.1244864
