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Exploiting the short wavelength gain of silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifiers

Exploiting the short wavelength gain of silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifiers
Exploiting the short wavelength gain of silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifiers
Short wavelength operation (1650-1800 nm) of silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifiers (TDFAs) is investigated. We report the first demonstration of in-band diode-pumped silica-based TDFAs working in the 1700-1800 nm waveband. Up to 29 dB of small-signal gain is achieved in this spectral region, with an operation wavelength accessible by diode pumping as short as 1710 nm. Further gain extension toward shorter wavelengths is realized in a fiber laser pumped configuration. A silica-based TDFA working in the 1650-1700 nm range with up to 29 dB small-signal gain and noise figure as low as 6.5 dB is presented.
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Li, Z., Jung, Y., Daniel, J.M.O., Simakov, N., Tokurakawa, M., Shardlow, P.C., Jain, D., Sahu, J.K., Heidt, A.M., Clarkson, W.A., Alam, S.U. and Richardson, D.J. (2016) Exploiting the short wavelength gain of silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifiers. Optics Letters, 41 (10), 2197-2200. (doi:10.1364/OL.41.002197).

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Abstract

Short wavelength operation (1650-1800 nm) of silica-based thulium-doped fiber amplifiers (TDFAs) is investigated. We report the first demonstration of in-band diode-pumped silica-based TDFAs working in the 1700-1800 nm waveband. Up to 29 dB of small-signal gain is achieved in this spectral region, with an operation wavelength accessible by diode pumping as short as 1710 nm. Further gain extension toward shorter wavelengths is realized in a fiber laser pumped configuration. A silica-based TDFA working in the 1650-1700 nm range with up to 29 dB small-signal gain and noise figure as low as 6.5 dB is presented.

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Accepted/In Press date: 12 April 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 May 2016
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 397191
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/397191
ISSN: 0146-9592
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ORCID for Y. Jung: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-4372
ORCID for P.C. Shardlow: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0459-0581
ORCID for J.K. Sahu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-6152
ORCID for D.J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:41

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Author: Z. Li
Author: Y. Jung ORCID iD
Author: J.M.O. Daniel
Author: N. Simakov
Author: M. Tokurakawa
Author: P.C. Shardlow ORCID iD
Author: D. Jain
Author: J.K. Sahu ORCID iD
Author: A.M. Heidt
Author: W.A. Clarkson
Author: S.U. Alam
Author: D.J. Richardson ORCID iD

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