Thulium-doped fiber amplifier for optical communications at 2 μm

被引：295

作者：

Li, Z. ^{[1
]}

Heidt, A. M. ^{[1
]}

Daniel, J. M. O. ^{[1
]}

Jung, Y. ^{[1
]}

Alam, S. U. ^{[1
]}

Richardson, D. J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2013年 / 21卷 / 08期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

HIGH-POWER; TM; LIGHT; EFFICIENT; LASER;

D O I：

10.1364/OE.21.009289

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We report the first experimental realization and detailed characterization of thulium doped fiber amplifiers (TDFAs) specifically designed for optical communications providing high gain (>35 dB), noise figure as low as 5 dB, and over 100 nm wide bandwidth around 2 mu m. A maximum saturated output power of 1.2 W was achieved with a slope efficiency of 50%. The gain dynamics of the amplifier were also examined. Our results show that TDFAs are well qualified as high performance amplifiers for possible future telecommunication networks operating around 2 mu m. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：9289 / 9297

页数：9

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