Broad-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier with double-pass configuration

Author

Hwang, Seongtaek ; Song, Kwan-Woong ; Kwon, Hyung-Jin ; Koh, Junho ; Oh, Yun-Je ; Cho, Kyuman

Author_Institution

Opt. Network Res. & Dev. Group, Samsung Electron., Kyungki, South Korea

Volume

13

Issue

12

fYear

2001

Firstpage

1289

Lastpage

1291

Abstract

We demonstrate a broad-band silica-based erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) with double-pass configuration. The signal gain and noise figure are obtained more than 24 dB and less than 6 dB, respectively, for 1526-1562 nm and 1569-1605 nm. The same signal gain can be achieved with 53% less pump power and 45% shorter erbium-doped fiber length, compared to a conventional parallel type EDFA. Furthermore, the noise figure and power conversion efficiency are improved for the wavelength range.

Keywords

erbium; laser noise; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; 1526 to 1562 nm; 1569 to 1605 nm; 24 dB; 6 dB; EDFA; broad-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier; broad-band silica-based erbium-doped fiber amplifier; double-pass configuration; erbium-doped fiber length; noise figure; power conversion efficiency; pump power; signal gain; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Isolators; Noise figure; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical pumping; Power conversion; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.969884

Filename

969884