DocumentCode :
1149947
Title :
Application of an Er3+-doped fibre amplifier to an OTDR operating at 1.6 μm
Author :
Seikai, S. ; Fukuoka, Takafumi
Author_Institution :
Tech. Res. Center, Kansai Electr. Power Co. Inc., Hyogo
Volume :
30
Issue :
15
fYear :
1994
fDate :
7/21/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1225
Lastpage :
1226
Abstract :
An erbium-doped fibre amplifier with a high gain coefficient at 1.6 μm is constructed employing a dual pumping scheme. The amplifier is successfully applied to an OTDR, producing output optical pulses characterised by a peak power of 476 mW for a duration of 1 μs
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser transitions; measurement by laser beam; optical pumping; optical time-domain reflectometry; reflectometers; 1 mus; 1.6 micron; 476 mW; Er3+-doped fibre amplifier; OTDR; dual pumping scheme; high gain coefficient; output optical pulses;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0013-5194
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940859
Filename :
311887
Link To Document :
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