• DocumentCode
    528362
  • Title

    Pulse amplification characteristics of a CW pumped Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier

  • Author

    Sasahira, K. ; Kuroda, K. ; Yoshikuni, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Kitasato Univ., Sagamihara, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-9 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    346
  • Lastpage
    347
  • Abstract
    We present experimental investigation of pulse amplification characteristics of an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA). Gain saturation of the EDFA pumped by a CW laser is precisely measured for input pulse widths from 100ns to 100μs. Pulse width dependence of the saturation power is discussed by applying a simple three-level model to erbium ions.
  • Keywords
    erbium; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; CW laser pumping; CW pumped erbium-doped fiber amplifier; JkJk:Er; erbium ions; gain saturation; pulse amplification; pulse widths; three-level model; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fitting; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Shape; Solids; Transient analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
  • Conference_Location
    Sapporo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6785-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5588566