Diode-laser pumped erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre amplifier for the 1530 nm communications window

1 May 1990

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 26 (10) , 634-635
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19900415

Abstract

An erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre amplifier has been pumped at 1480 nm using a semiconductor diode laser. The small signal gain was 15 dB for 25 mW launched pump power. The ASE bandwidth was 45 nm and the predicted noise figure was 5 dB.

Keywords

FLUOROZIRCONATE FIBRE AMPLIFIER
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE LASER
SMALL SIGNAL GAIN
SOLID LASER
ASE BANDWIDTH
25 MW
1530 NM
DIODE PUMP
LAUNCHED PUMP POWER
ER-DOPED OPTICAL FIBRE
NOISE FIGURE
1480 NM
15 DB
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
ZRF4BAF2LAF3ALF3NAFPBF:ER3+
COMMUNICATIONS WINDOW
5 DB
ZBLANP

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