Title :
Extra-broadband and highly efficient short length Bi2O3-based EDF
Author :
Ohara, S. ; Sugimoto, N. ; Ochiai, K. ; Hayashi, H. ; Fukasawa, Y. ; Hirose, T. ; Reyes, M.
Author_Institution :
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrated the 3-dB down bandwidth of 75 nm with average output power over 20 dBm for single-stage operation with Bi2O3-based EDF. Its max power conversion efficiency was 39 % at 1560 nm.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; wavelength division multiplexing; wideband amplifiers; 1560 nm; 75 nm; Bi2O3:Er; average output power; broadband Bi2O3-based EDF; power conversion efficiency; short length Bi2O3-based EDF; single-stage operation; Bismuth; Distortion measurement; Nonlinear distortion; Optical distortion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248463