READ ME File For 'DATASET for Progress in Er-doped Fibers for Extended L-band Operation of Amplifiers'

Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D3187

ReadMe Author: Ziwei Zhai and Jayanta K. Sahu, University of Southampton

This dataset supports the publication:
Ziwei Zhai and Jayanta K. Sahu. (2025)
Progress in Er-doped Fibers for Extended L-band Operation of Amplifiers
OC 2025


Description:
The excel file contains all experimental data used for generating Fig.3 to Fig.7, and Fig.9 to Fig.14

The figures are as follows:

Fig. 3. (a) σe and σGSA spectra (b) σe and σESA spectra of EDF1/Al and EDF2/P. 

Fig. 4. (a) σe and σGSA spectra (b) σe and σESA spectra (c) refractive index difference (∆n) profiles of EDF3/AlPO4 and EDF2/P.

Fig. 5. (a) Gain and NF spectra of extended L-band EDFAs for 40 m of EDF3/AlPO4 and 40 m of EDF2/P. (b) Gain and NF ranges from 1580-1615 nm for a -25 dBm input signal, and the pump threshold of AlPO4-SiO2 EDFs with different AlPO4 concentrations.

Fig. 6. Gain and NF spectra of extended L-band EYDFAs for WDM and/or single-channel signals for 18 m of EYDF1 and 62 m of EYDF2.

Fig. 7. Gain and NF spectra of extended L-band EDFAs for different lengths of EDF4/PAl under the pump wavelength of 980 nm or 1480 nm.

Fig. 9. Gain and NF spectra of extended L-band EDFAs for 62 m of EDF5/P.

Fig. 10. (a) Gain and NF and (b) PCE variations with the pump power for a -25 dBm input signal at 1600 nm.

Fig. 11. (a) Gain and NF and (b) PCE variations with the signal power at 1600 nm.

Fig. 12. TDG coefficient spectra of extended L-band EDFAs.

Fig. 13. (a) RIA spectra of different EDFs after gamma irradiation (b) RIA spectra of Al co-doped EDF irradiated under different gamma doses.

Fig. 14. Gain and NF spectra of the pristine and 2.5 kGy irradiated EDF6/AlCe for a -25 dBm input signal.

Dataset available under a CC BY 4.0 licence


Publisher: University of Southampton, U.K.


Date: Jan 2025