GAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF ER-3+ DOPED FIBER WITH A QUASI-CONFINED STRUCTURE

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作者
KAGI, N [1 ]
OYOBE, A [1 ]
NAKAMURA, K [1 ]
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[1] FURUKAWA ELECT CORP LTD,OPTOTECHNOL LAB,CHIBA 290,JAPAN
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10.1109/50.59159
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The fiber-structure dependence of the gain characteristics of Er3+ doped fibers pumped at 1.48 µm is described. The optimum V value is derived theoretically and experimentally. For step-index fibers, the optimum V value is 1.6, which is smaller than that needed to minimize spot size. The fiber with a small V value enjoys a large Er3+ confinement effect. For laser diode pumping, an efficiency of 1.7 dB/mW was achieved at 1.536 µm. The bending characteristics are also described. © 1990 IEEE
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