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Flat-gain L-band amplifier containing AlPO4 units in alumino-phospho-silicate erbium-doped fibers

Flat-gain L-band amplifier containing AlPO4 units in alumino-phospho-silicate erbium-doped fibers
Flat-gain L-band amplifier containing AlPO4 units in alumino-phospho-silicate erbium-doped fibers
We present a flat-gain single-stage L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) with a gain ripple of ±0.7 dB from 1580 to 1615 nm, by using aluminophosphosilicate erbium-doped fiber (APS-EDF) with an estimated AlPO4 composition of 13.3 mol%. A series of APS-EDFs were fabricated with increasing AlPO4 and Er concentrations, while maintaining a low background loss of 0.031 ± 0.005 dB/m and preventing Er ion clustering. The spectroscopic study shows a slightly narrowing Er cross section and flattened emission cross-section spectrum in the L-band with more AlPO4, thus favoring the L-band amplification with an improved gain flatness. Also, the gain coefficient, gain saturation, and temperature-dependent gain characteristics were reported. A better temperature tolerance was observed with increasing AlPO4.
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5579-5582
Zhai, Ziwei
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Halder, Arindam
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Sahu, Jayanta K.
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Zhai, Ziwei
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Halder, Arindam
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Sahu, Jayanta K.
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Zhai, Ziwei, Halder, Arindam and Sahu, Jayanta K. (2023) Flat-gain L-band amplifier containing AlPO4 units in alumino-phospho-silicate erbium-doped fibers. Optics Letters, 48 (21), 5579-5582. (doi:10.1364/OL.503833).

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We present a flat-gain single-stage L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) with a gain ripple of ±0.7 dB from 1580 to 1615 nm, by using aluminophosphosilicate erbium-doped fiber (APS-EDF) with an estimated AlPO4 composition of 13.3 mol%. A series of APS-EDFs were fabricated with increasing AlPO4 and Er concentrations, while maintaining a low background loss of 0.031 ± 0.005 dB/m and preventing Er ion clustering. The spectroscopic study shows a slightly narrowing Er cross section and flattened emission cross-section spectrum in the L-band with more AlPO4, thus favoring the L-band amplification with an improved gain flatness. Also, the gain coefficient, gain saturation, and temperature-dependent gain characteristics were reported. A better temperature tolerance was observed with increasing AlPO4.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2 October 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 October 2023
Published date: 1 November 2023
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Optica Publishing Group.

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Local EPrints ID: 483290
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/483290
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 3c9b7a64-2921-4065-9533-b56551c85fa4
ORCID for Ziwei Zhai: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-7326
ORCID for Arindam Halder: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5517-4812
ORCID for Jayanta K. Sahu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-6152

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Date deposited: 27 Oct 2023 16:39
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:58

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Author: Ziwei Zhai ORCID iD
Author: Arindam Halder ORCID iD
Author: Jayanta K. Sahu ORCID iD

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