Broadband ASE light source for 1800 nm wavelength region
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- Author(s): M. Yamada 1 ; S. Aozasa 2 ; H. Ono 2
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Affiliations:
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Osaka Prefecture University
, Sakai
, Japan
2: NTT Photonics Labs , Atsugi , Japan
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Affiliations:
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Osaka Prefecture University
, Sakai
, Japan
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 48, Issue 23, 8 November 2012, p. 1489 – 1490, DOI: 10.1049/el.2012.2850, Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
© The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Published 14/11/2012
Abstract
The first ASE light source with a flat and broadband ASE spectrum in the 1800 nm wavelength region has been developed by combining a Tm3+-Tb3+-doped fibre and a Tm3+-doped fibre. The achieved bandwidth where the ASE intensity exceeded −20 dBm/nm was 162 nm (from 1690 to 1852 nm).
Inspec keywords: fibre lasers; infrared sources; thulium; superradiance; terbium
Other keywords: broadband ASE light source; Tm3+-doped fibre; Tm3+-Tb3+-doped fibre; bandwidth; wavelength 1690 nm to 1852 nm
Subjects: Design of specific laser systems; Fibre lasers and amplifiers; Fibre lasers and amplifiers; Optical sources and standards
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