• DocumentCode
    600617
  • Title

    Detailed study of modal gain in a multimode EDFA supporting LP01 and LP11 mode group amplification

  • Author

    Jung, Yongmin ; Alam, Shahinur ; Li, Zuyi ; Dhar, Anirban ; Giles, D. ; Giles, I. ; Sahu, Jayanta ; Poletti, F. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate simultaneous modal gains of ~20dB for different pair-wise combinations of spatial and polarization modes in a MM-EDFA. The differential modal gains are reduced by fiber design and control of the pump field distribution.
  • Keywords
    erbium; laser modes; optical design techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; optical transmitters; LP01 mode group amplification; LP11 mode group amplification; MM-EDFA; fibre design; modal gain; multimode EDFA; polarisation mode; pump field distribution; spatial mode; Gain; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0262-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6476441
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=600617