Gain and noise in ytterbium-sensitized erbium-doped fiber amplifiers: Measurements and simulations

被引:22
作者
Achtenhagen, M [1 ]
Beeson, RJ
Pan, F
Nyman, B
Hardy, A
机构
[1] JDS Uniphase Corp, Eatontown, NJ 07724 USA
[2] Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Elect Engn Phys Elect, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
关键词
amplifier; doped; erbium (Er); fiber; gain measurement; noise measurement; ytterbium (Yb);
D O I
10.1109/50.956139
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 fiber gain and noise figure in erbium (Er)-yt-terbium (Yb) codoped fiber amplifiers are experimentally studied and theoretically modeled. The different fiber parameters for the model are found in separate characterization measurements. The comparison between the measured and calculated data show excellent agreement. In addition, we demonstrate the design process for a specific cladding-pumped fiber to find the optimum fiber length.
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页码:1521 / 1526
页数:6
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