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Efficient Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers Pumped in the 800-nm Band

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

B. Pedersen
Affiliation:
EMI, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
S. Zemon
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
W. J. Miniscalco
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
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Abstract

A comprehensive theoretical investigation of the 800-nm pump band for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers is presented. Both a silica and a fluorophosphate host are examined. To obtain the same amplification, the fluorophosphate requires 2–3 dB less pump power.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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