Electronics Letters · 2002 · 16 citations · 4 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsLaser DiodesLaser PhysicsOptical AmplifiersOptical FibersSemiconductor LasersErbium-doped Fiber AmplifiersLaser AmplifiersNoise FigureNoise Figure AnalysisPump ConfigurationsRare-earth-doped AmplifiersSmall-signal GainThulium-doped Fiber Amplifiers
A thulium-doped fibre amplifier with a new 1055 nm diode pumping configuration has been constructed. A small signal gain larger than 20 dB in the 1455 to 1480 nm region and a noise figure of less than 6.5 dB was obtained.
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