Single-frequency MOPA Er3+ DBR fiber laser for WDM digital telecommunication systems

被引:35
作者
Bonfrate, G [1 ]
Vaninetti, F
Negrisolo, F
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
[2] PirelliCavi SPA, R&D Dept, I-20100 Milan, Italy
关键词
optical communication; optical fiber laser;
D O I
10.1109/68.701518
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The realization, the characteristics and the bit-error-rate (BER) performance of a single frequency, linear polarization Er3+-doped distributed Bragg reflector fiber laser are reported. The device, pumped at 980 nm, gives a maximum output power of 13 mW with an overall slope efficiency eta = 24%, a continuous-wave intensity ripple around 1% and a linewidth of 2.2 kHz, The BER test, performed without any polarization control system in a complete 475-km-long 2.5-Gb/s wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission line, shows only a 0.5-dB penalty is introduced.
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页码:1109 / 1111
页数:3
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