Broadband ASE light source for 1800 nm wavelength region
Broadband ASE light source for 1800 nm wavelength region
- Author(s): M. Yamada ; S. Aozasa ; H. Ono
- DOI: 10.1049/el.2012.2850
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- Author(s): M. Yamada 1 ; S. Aozasa 2 ; H. Ono 2
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Affiliations:
1: Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
2: NTT Photonics Labs, Atsugi, Japan
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1: Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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Volume 48, Issue 23,
8 November 2012,
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1489 – 1490
DOI: 10.1049/el.2012.2850 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
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
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Subjects: Optical sources and standards; Fibre lasers and amplifiers; Fibre lasers and amplifiers; Design of specific laser systems
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