Thulium-doped fiber amplifier for optical communications at 2µm

By Zhihong Li, Alexander M. Heidt, J. Daniel, Yongmin Jung, S. Alam, D. Richardson. 2013 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013

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We report the realization of a thulium doped fiber amplifier designed for optical communications providing high gain (>35dB) and low noise figure (<;6dB) over 1910nm-2020nm with a maximum saturated output power of more than 1W.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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