Pumping scheme optimisation of 980-nm pumped L-band EDFA associated with broadband noise as the secondary pump

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Abstract

L-band gain improvement through usage of secondary pumping sources in the form of broadband noise (amplified spontaneous emission, ASE) is conducted. For an L-band amplifier system employing ASE to improve gain, pumping the system counter-directionally with ASE while the 980-nm pump is being used in a co-propagating configuration would yield the best overall performance in terms of gain and noise figure. For high power applications, the 980-nm and ASE sources must be counter-directionally pumped to the direction of the L-band signal. Gain improvement of 1570-nm signal in between 6 and 8.5 dB is attained at 12 mW of 980-nm pump laser. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Laser amplifiers optical communication systems erbium optical pumping fiber amplifier enhancement

Publication Title

Optics Communications

ISSN

0030-4018

Divisions

fac_eng

Volume

236

Issue

1-3

Additional Information

Adikan, FRM Noor, ASM Mahdi, MA

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