Title :
Diode-pumped wideband thulium-doped fiber amplifiers for optical communications in the 1800–2050 nm window
Author :
Li, Zuyi ; Heidt, Alexander M. ; Alam, S.U. ; Simakov, N. ; Jung, Yongmin ; Daniel, J.M.O. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We present the first in-band diode-pumped TDFAs operating in the 2 μm wavelength region and test their application as high performance amplifiers in potential future telecommunication networks. We demonstrate amplification over a 240 nm wide window in the range 1810 - 2050 nm with up to 36 dB gain and noise figure as low as 4.5 dB.
Keywords :
laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical pumping; thulium; diode-pumped wideband thulium-doped fiber amplifiers; in-band diode-pumped TDFA; noise figure; noise figure 4.5 dB; optical communications; telecommunication networks; wavelength 1800 nm to 2050 nm; wavelength 2 mum;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1330
