Title :
Cascaded two wavelength lasers and their effects on C-band amplification performance for Er3+-doped fluoride fiber
Author :
Qin, Guanshi ; Yamashita, Tatsuya ; Ohishi, Yasutake
Author_Institution :
Future-Industry Orient Basic Science and Materials Department, Toyota Technological Institute, 2-12-1 Hisakata, Tempaku, 468-8511 Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
We report cascaded two-wavelength 853nm and 1533nm lasing from Er3+-doped fluoride fiber pumped at 974nm. A new way to get high efficiency and low noise C-band amplifier is suggested for Er3+-doped fibers with low phonon energy.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431288
