Title :
Annular cladding erbium-doped multi-core fiber for SDM amplification
Author :
Jin, C. ; Ung, B. ; Messaddeq, Y. ; LaRochelle, S.
Author_Institution :
Centre d´Opt., Photonique et Laser (COPL), Univ. Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Abstract :
An annular cladding ED-MCF is proposed to enhance pump power efficiency. Simulations suggest amplification with over 29 dB gain and less than 7.5 dB noise figure at 1550 nm using a single Watt-level pump.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre testing; optical noise; optical pumping; space division multiplexing; SDM amplification; annular cladding erbium-doped multicore fiber; noise figure; pump power efficiency enhancement; wavelength 1550 nm; Gain; Multicore processing; Multiplexing; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA