Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 7, Issue 8, 08712(2009)

Pulsed-pumped optical fiber amplifier

Xiujiang Huang1, Baoling Guo1, Wenkui Yang1, Guanghui Chen1, Xinxian Gong1, Yong Kong1, Dong Li1, Xin Li2, Zhan Sui3, Mingzhong Li3, and Jianjun Wang3
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  • 1No.23 Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corp., Shanghai 200437, China
  • 2Center for Advanced Communications, Department of Electrical Computer Engineering, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USA
  • 3Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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    With the use of pulsed pumping, an optical fiber amplifier with all-fiber structure is developed based on the fused tapered fiber combiner and Yb+{3+}-doped double cladding fiber (YDCF). From the experimental results, 47-dBm peak power and 100-ns pulse duration are obtained when the repetition rate of pumping pulses is 100 Hz. The gain of the amplifier is up to 30 dB. It is shown that due to the use of pulsed pumping, pump light emits only when the signal light reaches the amplifier and thus the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) is significantly suppressed.

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    Xiujiang Huang, Baoling Guo, Wenkui Yang, Guanghui Chen, Xinxian Gong, Yong Kong, Dong Li, Xin Li, Zhan Sui, Mingzhong Li, Jianjun Wang. Pulsed-pumped optical fiber amplifier[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(8): 08712

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    Paper Information

    Received: Dec. 4, 2008

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 17, 2009

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    DOI:10.3788/COL20090708.0712

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