Title :
1.55 μm erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
Fiber amplifiers based on erbium continue to provide more capacity for long haul and access networks as improvements in component performance and system design are realized. High signal powers are required to extend span lengths or to provide more wavelength channels. Available signal powers, now approaching 1 Watt (30 dBm), have been achieved using erbium amplifiers with higher pump power, bi-directional or multistage designs and improved erbium doped fiber conversion efficiency. A variety of pump sources are now available for these applications
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; 1 W; 1.55 mum; Er-doped fiber amplifiers; access network; bi-directional designs; component performance; conversion efficiency; fiber amplifiers; high signal powers; multistage designs; pump sources; signal powers; span lengths; system design; wavelength channels; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484599
