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O+E-band transmission over 50-km SMF using a broadband bismuth doped fibre amplifier

O+E-band transmission over 50-km SMF using a broadband bismuth doped fibre amplifier
O+E-band transmission over 50-km SMF using a broadband bismuth doped fibre amplifier
Ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission over single-mode fibres (SMFs) is an attractive route in optical transmission, since it allows the available low-loss bandwidth offered in conventional silica SMFs to be utilised more efficiently [1] - [3]. However, data transmission beyond a single span over wavelengths outside the erbium gain band remains challenging, primarily because of the lack of suitable optical amplifiers. Recently, the emergence of bismuth-doped fibre amplifiers (BDFAs) has shown considerable potential for amplified high-speed data communications outside the C+L-bands [4] - [8]. An exciting recent work has reported the development of a BDFA exhibiting a 115nm gain bandwidth, covering the range 1345-1460nm [8]. In this paper, we demonstrate the first data transmission experiment utilising this BDFA as a booster amplifier, and we study its performance across this entire gain band.
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Hong, Y.
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Bottrill, K. R.H.
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Wang, Yu
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Thipparapu, N. K.
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Sahu, J. K.
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Petropoulos, P.
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Richardson, D. J.
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Hong, Y.
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Bottrill, K. R.H.
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Wang, Yu
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Thipparapu, N. K.
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Sahu, J. K.
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Petropoulos, P.
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Richardson, D. J.
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Hong, Y., Bottrill, K. R.H., Wang, Yu, Thipparapu, N. K., Sahu, J. K., Petropoulos, P. and Richardson, D. J. (2021) O+E-band transmission over 50-km SMF using a broadband bismuth doped fibre amplifier. In 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2021. IEEE.. (doi:10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC52157.2021.9541597).

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Abstract

Ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission over single-mode fibres (SMFs) is an attractive route in optical transmission, since it allows the available low-loss bandwidth offered in conventional silica SMFs to be utilised more efficiently [1] - [3]. However, data transmission beyond a single span over wavelengths outside the erbium gain band remains challenging, primarily because of the lack of suitable optical amplifiers. Recently, the emergence of bismuth-doped fibre amplifiers (BDFAs) has shown considerable potential for amplified high-speed data communications outside the C+L-bands [4] - [8]. An exciting recent work has reported the development of a BDFA exhibiting a 115nm gain bandwidth, covering the range 1345-1460nm [8]. In this paper, we demonstrate the first data transmission experiment utilising this BDFA as a booster amplifier, and we study its performance across this entire gain band.

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Published date: 25 June 2021
Venue - Dates: 2021 European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC 2021 - Part of 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, CLEO 2021, , Virtual, Online, Germany, 2021-06-21 - 2021-06-25

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Local EPrints ID: 470755
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/470755
PURE UUID: 3b9b528c-228d-42ab-bdf6-52cfbb3f3653
ORCID for K. R.H. Bottrill: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9872-110X
ORCID for Yu Wang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5547-1668
ORCID for N. K. Thipparapu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5153-4737
ORCID for J. K. Sahu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-6152
ORCID for P. Petropoulos: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-8034
ORCID for D. J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Date deposited: 19 Oct 2022 16:57
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:41

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Author: Y. Hong
Author: Yu Wang ORCID iD
Author: N. K. Thipparapu ORCID iD
Author: J. K. Sahu ORCID iD
Author: P. Petropoulos ORCID iD

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