Electronics Letters · 2009 · 18 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsOptoelectronicsFiber OpticsOptical AmplifiersOptical FibersOptical SourcesRare-earth-doped MaterialsErbium-doped Fiber AmplifiersHigh-frequency PerformanceOptical AmplificationOptical EfficiencyRare-earth-doped AmplifiersRare-earth-doped FibersSingle-mode Optical Fibers
An 85% optical-to-optical efficient, single-frequency performance of resonantly-pumped (at 1476 nm) Yb-free, Er-doped, singlemode fibre amplifier at 1560 nm is reported. The diffraction-limited, single-frequency amplifier is believed to have the highest optical-to-optical efficiency ever reported for Er-doped fibre amplifiers.
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