DocumentCode
2307895
Title
Novel dual wavelength (1050nm + 800nm) pumping scheme for thulium doped fiber amplifiers
Author
Gomes, A.S.L. ; Sundheimer, Michael L. ; Carvalho, M.T. ; Martins-Filho, J.F. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Margulis, W.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Fisica, Univ. Fed. de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
fYear
2002
fDate
17-22 Mar 2002
Abstract
We demonstrate that simultaneously pumping a thulium doped fiber amplifier with 800nm and 1050nm significantly reduces the required pump powers. 180mW total pump power yielded 27dB gain and less than 5dB noise figure.
Keywords
laser noise; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; thulium; 1050 nm; 180 mW; 27 dB; 800 nm; dual wavelength pumping scheme; noise figure; required pump powers; simultaneously pumping; thulium doped fiber amplifiers; total pump power; Doped fiber amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN
1-55752-701-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036761
Filename
1036761
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