GAIN AND NOISE PROPERTIES OF SMALL-SIGNAL ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS PUMPED IN THE 980-NM BAND

被引:11
作者
PEDERSEN, B [1 ]
CHIRRAVURI, J [1 ]
MINISCALCO, WJ [1 ]
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[1] GTE LABS INC,WALTHAM,MA 02254
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10.1109/68.141966
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have experimentally and theoretically investigated the effects of detuning the pump wavelength on the gain and noise properties of small-signal, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers co-directionally pumped in the 980-nm band. While the pump wavelength can be varied over a wide range with little impact on the gain, a noise penalty is incurred. For amplifiers saturated by amplified spontaneous emission, it is possible to increase the gain by detuning the pump wavelength.
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