Low-noise erbium-doped fibre amplifier operating at 1.54μm

10 September 1987

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

Vol. 23 (19) , 1026-1028
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19870719

Abstract

High gain amplification of up to 28 dB has been observed in a 3m-long erbium-doped fibre. The amplifier has a spectral bandwidth of greater than 300 GHz in the region of 1.536μm and a measured sensitivity of –42dBm at a bit rate of 140Mbit/s.

Keywords

1.54 MICRON
ER3+:FIBRE LASER
140 MBIT/S
28 DB
SPECTRAL BANDWIDTH
1.536 MICRON
3 M
300 GHZ