Title :
Thulium-doped fiber amplifier for optical communications at 2µm
Author :
Li, Zuyi ; Heidt, Alexander M. ; Daniel, J.M.O. ; Jung, Yongmin ; Alam, S.U. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report the realization of a thulium doped fiber amplifier designed for optical communications providing high gain (>35dB) and low noise figure (<;6dB) over 1910nm-2020nm with a maximum saturated output power of more than 1W.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; thulium; noise figure; optical communications; thulium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
