DocumentCode :
1307238
Title :
A review of the fabrication and properties of erbium-doped fibers for optical amplifiers
Author :
Ainslie, B.James
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Volume :
9
Issue :
2
fYear :
1991
fDate :
2/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
220
Lastpage :
227
Abstract :
Erbium-doped fiber has become the central component of nearly all optical amplifiers. Applications reported include repeaters, power amplifiers, preamplifiers, and distributed amplifiers. To date, nearly all the fiber used in these devices has been silica based and fabricated by variations on the major telecommunications fiber technology. Disadvantages of the silica-based host glass, such as low solubility of the rare-earth ions and narrowband fluorescence, have been carefully addressed and solutions have been found to overcome these potential drawbacks. Details of the current status of fabrication methods, matching particular fibers for specific applications, together with optimizing the fiber for high efficiency, are presented
Keywords :
fibre lasers; fibre optics; optical workshop techniques; reviews; distributed amplifiers; fabrication methods; low solubility; narrowband fluorescence; optical amplifiers; power amplifiers; preamplifiers; repeaters; silica-based host glass; telecommunications fiber technology; Distributed amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Particle beam optics; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0733-8724
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/50.65880
Filename :
65880
Link To Document :
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