Title :
Thulium-doped fibre amplifier using 1055 nm laser diode pumping configuration
Author :
Bourliaguet, B. ; Émond, E. ; Mohrdiek, S. ; Jacob-Poulin, A.-C. ; Cortes, P.-Y. ; Lauzon, J.
fDate :
5/9/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A thulium-doped fibre amplifier with a new 1055 nm diode pumping configuration has been constructed. A small signal gain larger than 20 dB in the 1455 to 1480 nm region and a noise figure of less than 6.5 dB was obtained
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; thulium; 1055 nm; 1455 to 1480 nm; 20 dB; 6.5 dB; TDFA; Tm-doped fibre amplifier; laser diode pumping configuration; noise figure; small signal gain;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020322
