Title :
Fabrication of long lengths of low excess loss erbium-doped optical fibre
Author :
Craig-Ryan, S.P. ; Ainslie, B.J. ; Millar, C.A.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Reports the fabrication of uniformly-doped, very low erbium concentration, silica-based fibre with negligible background loss. These fibres will facilitate distributed amplification over distances greater than 1 km for loss compensation in linear or non-linear systems.
Keywords :
absorption; erbium; optical fibres; silicon compounds; 1 km; distributed amplification; fabrication; loss compensation; negligible background loss; silica-based fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900125
