HIGH-SENSITIVITY LOW COHERENCE REFLECTOMETER USING ERBIUM-DOPED SUPERFLUORESCENT FIBER SOURCE AND ERBIUM-DOPED POWER-AMPLIFIER

被引:28
作者
TAKADA, K
KITAGAWA, T
SHIMIZU, M
HORIGUCHI, M
机构
[1] NTT Optoelectronics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Ibaraki-ken, 319-11, Tokai, Naka-Gun
关键词
OPTICAL FIBERS; LASERS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT;
D O I
10.1049/el:19930246
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
A broadband light source with an output of 150 mW at 1536 nm is constructed by using an erbium-doped power amplifier coupled to an erbium-doped superfluorescent fibre source. A nearly shot-noise-limited sensitivity of -161 dB and a dynamic range of 54dB are achieved with an optical low coherence reflector using this source.
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页码:365 / 367
页数:3
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