Title :
Gain characteristics of thulium-doped tellurite fiber amplifiers by dual-wavelength (800nm+1064 nm) pumping
Author :
Cucinotta, A. ; Poli, F. ; Selleri, S.
Author_Institution :
Parma Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate that simultaneously pumping a thulium-doped tellurite fiber amplifier with 800nm and 1064nm significantly increases the achievable gain. A gain of 26dB and noise figure less than 4dB were obtained with a 1.5m doped fiber length.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; tellurium; thulium; 1.5 m; 1050 nm; 26 dB; 4 dB; 800 nm; Te:Tm; dual-wavelength pumping; fiber length; gain characteristics; noise figure; thulium-doped tellurite fiber amplifiers; Broadband amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Glass; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248456
