Abstract:We propose a new pumping method for optical fiber amplifiers at 1480 nm and 980 nm that is able to provide high gain and low noise-figure. The gain and noise figure obtained were 38.3 dB and 5.5 dB with an improvement of 3.8 dB and 1.4 dB, respectively, at 1550 nm, for −30 dBm input power when compared to its counterpumped design. This design also delivers higher gain and lower noise figure when compared to the common bi-directional dual-pumped designs. A power conversion efficiency of 44.5% was achieved in this design. Keywords: Optical amplifiers, pumping methods, erbium-doped Classification: Photonics devices, circuits, and systems
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