Title :
Novel gain-tilt free L-band EDFA using thulium-doped fiber
Author :
Kitabayashi, Tomoharu ; Sakai, Tetsuya ; Wada, Akira
Author_Institution :
Dept. Opt. Fiber Technol., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We have realized a novel gain-tilt free L-band EDFA using a thulium-doped fiber. This EDFA has a wide input power range of more than 8 dB, a wide temperature range of 65 degreeC without gain-tilt in a wavelength band between 1575 nm and 1610 nm, and a low noise figure of less than 6 dB.
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; thulium; 1575 to 1610 nm; gain-tilt free L-band EDFA; low noise figure; thulium-doped fiber; wide input power range; wide temperature range; Absorption; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; L-band; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.988894
