Recent progress in thulium doped fiber amplifiers

被引:8
作者
Gomes, ASL [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Dept Phys, BR-50670730 Recife, PE, Brazil
来源
RARE-EARTH-DOPED MATERIALS AND DEVICES VII | 2003年 / 4990卷
关键词
optical fiber amplifiers; thulium-doped fiber amplifier; optical frequency domain reflectometry; S-band amplifiers;
D O I
10.1117/12.479711
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
I review the fast growing progress in thulium doped fiber amplifiers (TDFA) for S-band optical communication systems. The main results reported on pump schemes and amplifiers efficiencies are given. In particular, the characterization of TDFAs regarding distributed gain optimization using the coherent optical frequency domain reflectometry is described from which the optimum gain-length product for a given configuration can be inferred in a non-invasive and non-destructive way.
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