ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER WITH 54 DB GAIN AND 3.1 DB NOISE-FIGURE

被引:55
作者
LAMING, RI
ZERVAS, MN
PAYNE, DN
机构
[1] Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton S09 5NH, UK
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10.1109/68.180571
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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
It is shown that for practical pump powers (< 100 mW) a combination of high gain (> 33 dB) and low noise figure (3 dB) cannot simultaneously be achieved with a conventional codirectionally pumped EDFA. However, using a codirectionally pumped composite EDFA incorporating an isolator overcomes the problem and we demonstrate an amplifier with 51 dB (54 dB) gain and 3.1 dB NF for only 45 mW (93 mW) of pump power.
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