Title : 
Model of high-concentration erbium-doped fibre amplifier: Effects of migration and upconversion processes
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Electrum 236, Acreo AB, Kista, Sweden
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
3/20/2003 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A statistical model for studying migration assisted upconversion processes in high-concentration erbium-doped fibre amplifiers is presented. Obtained theoretical results agree with experimental data for a small signal gain at 1530 nm.
         
        
            Keywords : 
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; 1530 nm; high-concentration erbium-doped fibre amplifier; migration process; small-signal gain; statistical model; upconversion process;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:20030330