Title :
First demonstration of cladding pumped few-moded EDFA for mode division multiplexed transmission
Author :
Lim, E.-L. ; Jung, Yongmin ; Kang, Q. ; May-Smith, T.C. ; Wong, N.H.-L. ; Standish, R. ; Poletti, F. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Alam, Shahinur ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report the first experimental demonstration of a cladding pumped FM-EDFA supporting 4 mode groups. The modal gains are measured to be >20dB between 1540nm-1570nm with a modal differential gain of ~4dB among the mode groups.
Keywords :
erbium; multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; cladding pumped few moded EDFA; erbium doped fiber amplifier; mode division multiplexed transmission; wavelength 1540 nm to 1570 nm; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Gain measurement; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M2J.2
