Title :
48% power conversion efficiency in single pump gain-shifted thulium-doped fibre amplifier
Author :
Roy, F. ; Leplingard, F. ; Lorcy, L. ; Le Sauze, A. ; Baniel, P. ; Bayart, D.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
7/19/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new pumping scheme (1.2 μm+1.4 μm) is demonstrated for a gain-shifted thulium-doped fibre amplifier (TDFA), leading to record efficiency of 48% using one single pump dual-wavelength laser
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser beams; laser transitions; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; power conversion; thulium; 48 percent; Tm-doped fibre amplifier; gain-shifted fibre amplifier; power conversion efficiency; pumping scheme; record efficiency; single pump dual-wavelength laser; single pump gain-shifted fibre amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010672
