DocumentCode
378258
Title
Novel gain-tilt free L-band EDFA using thulium-doped fiber
Author
Kitabayashi, Tomoharu ; Sakai, Tetsuya ; Wada, Akira
Author_Institution
Dept. Opt. Fiber Technol., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
226
Abstract
We have realized a novel gain-tilt free L-band EDFA using a thulium-doped fiber. This EDFA has a wide input power range of more than 8 dB, a wide temperature range of 65 degreeC without gain-tilt in a wavelength band between 1575 nm and 1610 nm, and a low noise figure of less than 6 dB.
Keywords
erbium; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; thulium; 1575 to 1610 nm; gain-tilt free L-band EDFA; low noise figure; thulium-doped fiber; wide input power range; wide temperature range; Absorption; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; L-band; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6705-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2001.988894
Filename
988894
Link To Document