Title :
Highly flat super-continuum generation from 2 ps pulses using 1 km-long erbium-doped fibre amplifier
Author :
Ozeki, Y. ; Taira, K. ; Aiso, K. ; Takushima, Y. ; Kikuchi, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
12/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for generating a supercontinuum (SC) that uses a long optical fibre amplifier is proposed. In this method, the distributed optical gain and the long interaction length enable one to generate the flat SC generation from picosecond pulses used in telecommunication systems. Flat SC generation over 34 nm from a 2 ps pulse train using a 1 km-long erbium-doped fibre is experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
erbium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; 1 km; 2 ps; EDFA; Er-doped fibre amplifier; distributed optical gain; long interaction length; long optical fibre amplifier; numerical simulation; picosecond pulses; super-continuum generation; telecommunication systems;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20021135
