ERBIUM DOPED FIBERS FOR EFFICIENT OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS

被引:26
作者
AINSLIE, BJ
CRAIGRYAN, SP
DAVEY, ST
ARMITAGE, JR
ATKINS, CG
MASSICOTT, JF
WYATT, R
机构
[1] British Telecom Research Lab, United Kingdom
来源
IEE PROCEEDINGS-J OPTOELECTRONICS | 1990年 / 137卷 / 04期
关键词
Alumina - Doping - Erbium and Alloys - Lasers; Solid State - Light - Amplifiers;
D O I
10.1049/ip-j.1990.0035
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
The authors report that erbium doped Al2O3-P2O5-SiO2 based fibres can be used as efficient optical amplifiers provided the concentration of erbium is kept low. Small signal gains of 35 dB at 1.55 μm and a 3 dB bandwidth of 35 nm have been measured using 70 mW pump power at 1.475 μm. Even when driven heavily into saturation, 16 dB gain was achieved with a resultant signal output power of 15.6 dBm.
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页码:205 / 208
页数:4
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