Title :
Gain and noise in ytterbium-sensitized erbium-doped fiber amplifiers: measurements and simulations
Author :
Achtenhagen, Martin ; Beeson, Robert James ; Pan, Feng ; Nyman, Bruce ; Hardy, Amos
Author_Institution :
JDS Uniphase Corp., Eatontown, NJ, USA
fDate :
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The fiber gain and noise figure in erbium (Er)-ytterbium (Yb) codoped fiber amplifiers are experimentally studied and theoretically modeled. The different fiber parameters for the model are found in separate characterization measurements. The comparison between the measured and calculated data show excellent agreement. In addition, we demonstrate the design process for a specific cladding-pumped fiber to find the optimum fiber length
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical pumping; optimisation; Yb-sensitized Er-doped fiber amplifiers; characterization measurements; cladding-pumped fiber; design process; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; fiber gain; fiber parameters; noise figure; optimum fiber length; Doped fiber amplifiers; Equations; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain measurement; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Ytterbium;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
