NOISE CHARACTERISTICS OF ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER PUMPED AT 980 NM

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LAMING, RI
PAYNE, DN
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[1] Optical Fiber Group, The University of Southampton
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10.1109/68.56605
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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We show that quantum-limited noise operation of an erbium-doped fiber amplifier is possible when pumped at 980 nm. A noise figure of 2.9 ± 0.4 dB was measured for pump powers of only 5.8 mW, consistent with a population inversion factor close to unity. © 1990 IEEE
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