Title :
Net gain of 15.5 dB from a 5.1 cm long Er/sup 3+/-doped phosphate glass fiber
Author :
Jianga, S. ; Hwang, B.-C. ; Luo, T. ; Seneschal, K. ; Smektala, F. ; Honkanen, S. ; Lucas, J. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
New erbium-doped phosphate glasses and fibers were fabricated. A net gain of 15.5 dB at 1535 was achieved from 5.1 cm long fiber, which represents the highest gain per unit length for fiber amplifiers to the best of our knowledge.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fiber amplifiers; optical fiber fabrication; optical glass; phosphate glasses; 15.5 dB; 5.1 cm; Er/sup 3+/-doped phosphate glass fiber; erbium-doped phosphate glass fibre fabrication; gain per unit length; net gain; optical fiber amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical waveguides; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.869450
