Title :
Record-efficient, resonantly-pumped, Er-doped singlemode fibre amplifier
Author :
Dubinskii, M. ; Zhang, J. ; Ter-Mikirtychev, V.
Author_Institution :
US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD
Abstract :
An 85% optical-to-optical efficient, single-frequency performance of resonantly-pumped (at 1476 nm) Yb-free, Er-doped, singlemode fibre amplifier at 1560 nm is reported. The diffraction-limited, single-frequency amplifier is believed to have the highest optical-to-optical efficiency ever reported for Er-doped fibre amplifiers.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; Er-doped singlemode fibre amplifier; optical-to-optical efficiency; single-frequency amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2009.0505
