Electronics Letters · 1989 · 59 citations · 2 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPhotonicsSpectroscopyFiber OpticsFluorescence SpectroscopyOptical AmplifiersOptical FibersOptical SourcesAmplified Spontaneous EmissionCrosstalkErbium-doped Fiber AmplifiersFluorescence LifetimeFluorescence Lifetime MeasurementsNoise In AmplifiersOptical NoiseRare-earth-doped Amplifiers
It is shown that as a consequence of the long fluorescence lifetime in an Er3 +-doped fibre amplifier, interchannel crosstalk and pump-noise breakthrough are minimal for modulation frequencies > 100 kHz.
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Efficient pump wavelengths of erbium-doped fibre optical amplifier
R.I. Laming, M.C. Farries, P.R. Morkel et al. · Electronics Letters · 1989 · 120 citations