Title :
Diode-laser pumped erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre amplifier for the 1530 nm communications window
Author :
Millar, C.A. ; France, P.W.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre amplifier has been pumped at 1480 nm using a semiconductor diode laser. The small signal gain was 15 dB for 25 mW launched pump power. The ASE bandwidth was 45 nm and the predicted noise figure was 5 dB.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; erbium; lanthanum compounds; laser transitions; lead compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical pumping; sodium compounds; solid lasers; zirconium compounds; 1480 nm; 15 dB; 1530 nm; 25 mW; 5 dB; ASE bandwidth; Er-doped optical fibre; ZBLANP; ZrF 4BaF 2LaF 3AlF 3NaFPbF:Er 3+; communications window; diode pump; fluorozirconate fibre amplifier; launched pump power; noise figure; optical communication; semiconductor diode laser; small signal gain; solid laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900415
