Design and fabrication of high-gain-efficiency erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

Michalis N. Zervas; Richard Ian Laming; Janet E. Townsend; David N. Payne

doi:10.1117/12.141134

23 March 1993 Design and fabrication of high-gain-efficiency erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

Michalis N. Zervas, Richard Ian Laming, Janet E. Townsend, David N. Payne

Proceedings Volume 1789, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers IV; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141134
Event: Fibers '92, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The gain efficiency of a fully optimized EDFA is calculated as a function of the fiber NA and dopant confinement in the core and is shown to agree well with experimental data. A gain efficiency of 8.9 dB/mW is demonstrated which is the best reported value to date for MCVD fibers. In addition, the detrimental effect of pump and signal background losses on the optimum gain efficiency is considered in detail.

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Michalis N. Zervas, Richard Ian Laming, Janet E. Townsend, and David N. Payne "Design and fabrication of high-gain-efficiency erbium-doped fiber amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 1789, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers IV, (23 March 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141134

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