• DocumentCode
    988552
  • Title

    Evanescent amplification in a single-mode optical fibre

  • Author

    Sorin, W.V. ; Jackson, K.P. ; Shaw, H.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Stanford Universiry, Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford, USA
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    820
  • Lastpage
    822
  • Abstract
    By replacing a portion of the cladding of a single-mode fibre with a laser dye, amplification can be achieved by means of an evanescent field interaction. External gains as high as 22 dB have been measured by guiding both a pulsed pump and CW signal within the single-mode fibre.
  • Keywords
    amplification; dye lasers; optical fibres; CW signal; amplification; cladding substitution; evanescent field interaction; laser dye; pulsed pump signal; single-mode optical fibre;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19830559
  • Filename
    4248078