High-gain rare-earth-doped fiber amplifier at 1.54 μm

Mears, R.J.; Reekie, L.; Jauncey, I.M.; Payne, D.N.

doi:10.1364/ofc.1987.wi2

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“…Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) has become an essential technology realizing ultra-high-capacity optical fiber communication systems by the advent of erbiumdoped fiber amplifiers in 1987 [1]. The transmission window in which transmission loss is less than 1 db/km of SiO 2 fibers extends the wavelength range from 1000 to 1700 nm.…”

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Quantum efficiencies of near-infrared emission from Ni2+-doped glass-ceramics

Suzuki

Arai

Ohishi

2008

Journal of Luminescence

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Quantum efficiencies of near-infrared emission from Ni2+-doped glass-ceramics

Suzuki

Arai

Ohishi

2008

Journal of Luminescence

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“…147 In early 1987, he reported gain of 26 dB at 1536 nm when pumping an erbium-doped fiber with the 514.5-nm line of an argon-ion laser. 148 That gain falls close to the minimum of optical-fiber attenuation.…”

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Short history of laser development

Hecht

2010

Opt. Eng

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Half a century has passed since Theodore Maiman's small ruby rod crossed the threshold of laser emission. The breakthrough demonstration earned headlines, but in the early years the laser was called "a solution looking for a problem," and there was a germ of truth in the joke. Years of development since then have vastly improved laser performance, and tremendously increased their variety, earning lasers important roles in scientific research, consumer products, telecommunications, engineering, medicine, materials working, and a host of other applications. This article reviews the highlights of those developments and puts them into context, showing how laser technology has evolved to meet application requirements.

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“…This was prohibitively expensive, particularly in underwater cables. The situation changed dramatically with the invention [31] of the erbium fiber amplifier in 1987. By a fortuitous coincidence this remarkable device operates at the wavelength of 1.55 m, precisely where the fiber attenuation is a minimum and the overall fiber dispersion (to first order) can be made zero.…”

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The rise and rise of optical fibers

Gambling

2000

IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron.

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During the second half of the 20th Century there were several technological revolutions, one of the most important being the supplanting of telecommunication over copper wires, and of much satellite communication, by optical transmission over glass fibers. This has transformed, and continues to transform, our handling of information. It has, along with software and microelectronics, created the information society.Index Terms-Erbium fiber amplifier, fiber materials and fabrication, history of optical communications, integrated fiber circuits, optical fibers.

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High-gain rare-earth-doped fiber amplifier at 1.54 μm

Cited by 32 publications

References 3 publications

Quantum efficiencies of near-infrared emission from Ni2+-doped glass-ceramics

Quantum efficiencies of near-infrared emission from Ni2+-doped glass-ceramics

Short history of laser development

The rise and rise of optical fibers

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