1.55 μm erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

Author

Simpson, Jay R.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1995

Firstpage

65

Abstract

Fiber amplifiers based on erbium continue to provide more capacity for long haul and access networks as improvements in component performance and system design are realized. High signal powers are required to extend span lengths or to provide more wavelength channels. Available signal powers, now approaching 1 Watt (30 dBm), have been achieved using erbium amplifiers with higher pump power, bi-directional or multistage designs and improved erbium doped fiber conversion efficiency. A variety of pump sources are now available for these applications

Keywords

erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; 1 W; 1.55 mum; Er-doped fiber amplifiers; access network; bi-directional designs; component performance; conversion efficiency; fiber amplifiers; high signal powers; multistage designs; pump sources; signal powers; span lengths; system design; wavelength channels; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484599

Filename

484599