• DocumentCode
    1165511
  • Title

    D-fibre filter for erbium gain spectrum flattening

  • Author

    Wilkinson, Michael ; Bebbington, A. ; Cassidy, S.A. ; Mckee, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    131
  • Lastpage
    132
  • Abstract
    A novel type of filter based on D-fibre with an overlay grating is proposed. The fabrication and characterisation of the device are described and its use in an erbium doped fibre amplifier to obtain a flatter gain spectrum is discussed.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; erbium; fibre lasers; laser accessories; optical fibres; optical filters; D-fibre filter; Er doped optical fibre; fabrication; gain spectrum flattening; overlay grating;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19920081
  • Filename
    118925