Electronics Letters · 1992 · 11 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceElectronic MaterialsOptical MaterialsPhotonicsFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationOptical AmplifiersOptical FibersOptical SourcesWaveguidesAmplified Spontaneous EmissionFiltersGainGain EnhancementNotch FiltersRare-earth-doped AmplifiersRare-earth-doped FibersSpontaneous Emission
The viability of using mode coupling notch filters to suppress the amplified spontaneous emission around 1050 nm in Nd3+ doped ZBLAN fibres was demonstrated. A gain value of 9.2 dB was observed at 1328 nm using one pump at 795 nm and one mode coupling filter.