Few-mode multi-element fiber amplifier for mode division multiplexing

We experimentally demonstrate a few-moded cladding-pumped multi-element fiber amplifier, comprising 4 Er/Yb co-doped signal fibers and 1 multimode pump-delivery fiber all of which are drawn together in a common polymer coating, providing a total spatial path multiplicity of 12. An average WDM signal...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 22; no. 23; pp. 29031 - 29036
Main Authors Jain, S, Jung, Y, May-Smith, T C, Alam, S U, Sahu, J K, Richardson, D J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 17.11.2014
Subjects
Amplifiers, Electronic
Equipment Design
Fiber Optic Technology - instrumentation
Lasers, Solid-State
Optical Fibers
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Summary:We experimentally demonstrate a few-moded cladding-pumped multi-element fiber amplifier, comprising 4 Er/Yb co-doped signal fibers and 1 multimode pump-delivery fiber all of which are drawn together in a common polymer coating, providing a total spatial path multiplicity of 12. An average WDM signal gain of 18.3 dB and differential modal gain of 1.1 dB were achieved in the spectral range of 1542-1560 nm.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.22.029031