Title :
+20 dBm output power balanced optical amplifier module
Author :
Delavaux, J.-M.P. ; Park, Y.K. ; Yanushefski, K.A. ; Chen, C.D. ; Pleiss, T.C. ; DiGiovanni, D.J. ; Martin, Patrick
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Breinigsville, PA, USA
fDate :
7/8/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel and efficient balanced optical amplifier (BOA) configuration is proposed. In this technique the four ports of an erbium fibre multiplexer are used to combine signal and pump in a symmetric fashion, providing dual pumping while preventing pump crosstalk. The use of the BOA design in a 980 nm pumped erbium doped fibre power booster packaged module is demonstrated. Furthermore, tests of a +20 dBm output BOA as a power amplifier in a 5 Gbit/s transmission experiment result in successful bit error rate measurements through 86 km of nondispersion shifted fibre.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical pumping; 980 nm; Er 3+-doped fibre; balanced optical amplifier; bit error rate measurements; dual pumping; nondispersion shifted fibre; power amplifier; power booster; pump crosstalk;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930834
