Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 9, 0906003(2022)

Fabrication and Amplification Characteristics of Multicore Erbium-Doped Fiber

Zhimu Gu, Yingbo Chu, Haiqing Li, Jinggang Peng, Nengli Dai, and Jinyan Li*
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  • Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Refractive index of erbium-doped preform
    Gain spectrum change curves. (a) Gain spectrum change with fiber length; (b) gain spectrum change with pump power
    Amplification characteristic of erbium-doped fiber
    Manufacturing process of 7-core erbium-doped fiber
    Cross section of 7-core erbium-doped fiber
    Configuration of 7-core erbium-doped fiber amplification characteristics measurement
    Simulation results of amplification characteristic. (a)-20 dBm signal; (b) 0 dBm signal
    Measured amplification characteristics of 7-core erbium-doped fiber
    • Table 1. Geometric parameter of 7-core erbium-doped fiber

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      Table 1. Geometric parameter of 7-core erbium-doped fiber

      ItemValue
      Core arrangementHexagon
      Cladding radius /μm150.0±1.0
      Core radius /μm5.0±0.5
      Core pitch /μm41.5±1.0
      Mode field diameter /μm5.5±1.0
    • Table 2. Key experimental instrument and parameters

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      Table 2. Key experimental instrument and parameters

      ItemModelParameter
      SignalZewadaΔλ=1.6 nm; wavelength: 1524.101572.05 nm
      Fan in/outYOFC FAN-7-42Max loss: <2 dB; core pitch: 43 μm
      OSAYokogawa 6370DResolution: 0.02 nm
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    Zhimu Gu, Yingbo Chu, Haiqing Li, Jinggang Peng, Nengli Dai, Jinyan Li. Fabrication and Amplification Characteristics of Multicore Erbium-Doped Fiber[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(9): 0906003

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    Paper Information

    Category: fiber optics and optical communications

    Received: Aug. 23, 2021

    Accepted: Oct. 12, 2021

    Published Online: Apr. 22, 2022

    The Author Email: Li Jinyan (ljy@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.0906003

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