Title :
Star couplers with gain using multiple erbium-doped fibers pumped with a single laser
Author :
Willner, A.E. ; Saleh, A.A.M. ; Presby, H.M. ; DiGiovanni, D.J. ; Edwards, C.A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An economical method for combining erbium-doped fiber (EDF) amplifiers and star couplers, is presented. It involves simultaneously pumping EDFs placed at the input or output ports of the coupler with a single laser pump source distributed through the coupler itself. In this way, many amplifiers can share the cost of a single pump laser, and the need for individual pump/signal combiners is eliminated.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; fibre optics; optical couplers; optical pumping; distributed pump source; fibre amplifiers; laser pumped fibres; multiple Er-doped fibres; simultaneously pumping; single laser pumping; star couplers; star fibre couplers; Costs; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Power generation economics; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
