Title :
Over 19-dB Amplification at Whole C-band of 8-Channels Er-doped Waveguide Array with 15 Ã\x97 15 mm2 Foot Print
Author :
Kondo, Yuki ; Ono, Motoshi ; Kageyama, Junichi ; Sugimoto, Naoki
Author_Institution :
Asahi Glass, 1150 Hazawa-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama Japan 221-8755, OITDA, 1-20-10 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Japan 112-0014 e-mail: yuki-kondo@agc.co.jp
Abstract :
Gain characteristics of 8-channels Er-doped bismuthate waveguide array are measured under bidirectional pumping at 1480 nm. Over 19-dB gain with flatness of 2 dB at whole C-band has been obtained using a 25-cm long waveguide.
Keywords :
Foot; Glass; Insertion loss; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber testing; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801190
