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EDF Length Dependence of Amplification Characteristics of Cladding Pumped 19-Core EDFA

Shigehiro Takasaka, Koichi Maeda, K. Kawasaki, Kazuaki Yoshioka, H. Oshio, Ryuichi Sugizaki, Hidenori Takahashi, Takehiro Tsuritani, Masato Shiino

Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2018 · 15 citations · 0 references

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EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOptoelectronicsFiber OpticsOptical AmplifiersOptical FibersWaveguidesAmplificationPower Output

Abstract

We demonstrate a C-band cladding pumped 19-core EDFA. Optimum EDF length and output power of the EDFA agree with those of a cladding pumped 7-core EDFA. High output power is brought by sufficiently long EDF.