THULIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER PUMPING SCHEME

• Main Authors: SAMSON, BRYCE, N, TRAYNOR, NICHOLAS, J, MINELLY, JOHN, D, WALTON, DONNELL, T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 05.06.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION; ELECTRICITY

An optical amplifier (fig. 3) comprises a trivalent thulium-doped optical fiber (120): a first pump light emitting device (110) optically coupled to the fiber for generating a primary pump source at a first wavelength, and a second pump light (180) emitting device optically coupled to the fiber (120...