Optimal pumping of erbium-doped-fibre optical amplifiers

Laming, R.I., Reekie, L., Payne, D.N., Scrivener, P.L., Fontana, F. and Righetti, A. (1988) Optimal pumping of erbium-doped-fibre optical amplifiers. ECOC: 14th European Conference on Optical Communication, Brighton, United Kingdom. 11 - 15 Sep 1988.

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Abstract

By choosing pump wavelengths which avoid excited-state absorption, efficient, high-gain, erbium-doped fibre amplifiers are possible. Practical pump wavelengths of 532nm and 980nm are identified as optimal, the latter giving a gain as high as 2.2dB/mW of pump.

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Published date: 1988

Venue - Dates: ECOC: 14th European Conference on Optical Communication, Brighton, United Kingdom, 1988-09-11 - 1988-09-15

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77582

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Author: R.I. Laming

Author: L. Reekie

Author: D.N. Payne

Author: P.L. Scrivener

Author: F. Fontana

Author: A. Righetti

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