Title :
34dB gain at 1500nm in S-band EDFA with distributed ASE suppression
Author :
Arbore, Mark A. ; Zhou, Yidong ; Keaton, Gregory ; Kane, Tom
Author_Institution :
Lightwave Electron., Mountain View, CA
Abstract :
S-band amplification from 1480-1530 nm with a peak gain of 34 dB and 6.5 dB noise figure is demonstrated in depressed-cladding Er:Al/Ge/SiO2 fiber. A fundamental mode cutoff near 1530 nm provides distributed suppression of C-band amplified spontaneous emission
Keywords :
aluminium; erbium; germanium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; silicon compounds; superradiance; 1480 to 1530 nm; 34 dB; Al-Ge-SiO2:Er; S-band EDFA; amplified spontaneous emission; depressed-cladding Er:Al/Ge/SiO2 fiber; distributed ASE suppression; noise figure;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
