Title :
Performance evaluation of Er3+-doped chalcogenide microstructured optical fiber amplifiers
Author :
de Sario, M. ; Mescia, L. ; Prudenzano, F. ; Smektala, F. ; Houizot, P. ; Desevedavy, F. ; Troles, J.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Electtrotecnica ed Electtronica, Politecnico di Bari
Abstract :
The feasibility of an Er3+-doped chalcogenide microstructured optical fiber amplifier has been demonstrated via accurate simulations performed by employing an appositely refined, home made, computer code. The optical and geometrical parameters measured on the first samples of microstructured optical fibers together with other physical constants taken by literature are considered in the simulation. The calculated optical gain of the amplifier, made of an Er3+-doped chalcogenide microstructured fiber 2.64 m long, is close to 19.70 dB in the small signal operation, by using a pump power of 200 mW
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; erbium; micro-optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; 2.64 m; 200 mW; Er3+-doped chalcogenide; microstructured optical fiber amplifiers; optical gain; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Erbium; Geometrical optics; Home computing; Optical computing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission; chalcogenide; fiber amplifiers; holey fibers; modeling; rare earth;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0236-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248375
