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
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