Title :
Low loss integrated Mach-Zehnder-interferometer-type eight-wavelength multiplexer for 1480 nm band pumping
Author :
Tanaka, K. ; Iwashita, K. ; Tashiro, Y. ; Namiki, S. ; Ozawa, S.
Author_Institution :
Opto-Technol. Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate an eight-wavelength PLC-MZI multiplexer to realize high-power 1480-nm band pumping units without using polarization combiners. The fiber-to-fiber insertion loss was lower than 1.2 dB by using laser diodes stabilized by fiber Bragg grating.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; laser transitions; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical losses; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.2 dB; 1480 nm; 1480 nm band pumping; eight-wavelength PLC-MZI multiplexer; fiber Bragg grating; fiber-to-fiber insertion loss; high-power 1480-nm band pumping units; laser diodes; low loss integrated Mach-Zehnder-interferometer-type eight-wavelength multiplexer; Dielectric losses; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Power generation; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.767802
