Title :
L-band Er3+-doped fluorophosphate glass-fibre amplifier
Author :
Aozasa, S. ; Mori, A. ; Oikawa, K. ; Ono, H. ; Yamada, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Atsugi
Abstract :
The first L-band EDFA to employ fluorophosphate glass as the host glass material has been realised. The lowest fibre loss yet reported for fluorophosphate glass fibre of 0.7 dB/m is achieved. The amplifier achieved a flat gain with an average value of 21.7 dB in the L-band.
Keywords :
glass fibres; optical fibre amplifiers; L-band EDFA; amplifier; fluorophosphate glass-fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20083661
