Er3+ doped fibre amplifier operating at wavelengths of 1.55 and 1.60 mu m

被引:15
作者
Yamashita, I
Shimoura, K
Seikai, S
Fukuoka, T
机构
[1] Technical Research Center, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Amagasaki, Hyogo, 661
关键词
erbium doped fibre amplifiers; semiconductor junction lasers; optical time domain reflectometry;
D O I
10.1049/el:19960735
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
An erbium doped fibre (EDF) amplifier operating at two wavelengths of 1.55 and 1.6 mu m was constructed using a single 0.98 mu m pump LD. A reflection structure was applied using optical fibre gratings (FBG). Optical signals with wavelengths of around 1.55 and 1.6 mu m are selectively reflected at a middle point between the EDF and a fibre end by the FBGs. Optical gains were 27dB at 1.55 mu m and 17dB at 1.6 mu m, which are high enough for a booster optical amplifier applied to an optical time domain reflectometer.
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页码:1102 / 1103
页数:2
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