Title :
Optimum signal wavelength for a distributed erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Rottwitt, Karsten ; Povlsen, Jørn H. ; Bjarklev, Anders ; Lumholt, Ole ; Pedersen, Bo ; Rasmussen, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Electromagn. Inst., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Theoretical analysis of a 100-km-long transparent germanosilicate distributed erbium-doped optical fiber has been carried out. It is shown that the optimum signal wavelength is 1.554 mu m both considering the noise performance and the necessary pump power for achieving unity gain when the distributed erbium-doped fibers are pumped at 1.48 mu m.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; 1.554 micron; 100 km; GeO/sub 2/-SiO/sub 2/:Er; IR; distributed Er-doped fibre amplifier; germanosilicate; noise performance; optical fiber; optical glass; optimum signal wavelength; pump power; transparent; unity gain; Absorption; Distributed amplifiers; Electrons; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Noise figure; Numerical models; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optimized production technology;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
