| 摘要 |
<p>A pair of small diameter optical fibres (14, 12) are arranged in a side-by-side configuration, the first fiber (14) doped with a material which will lase at the signal frequency, and the second fiber (12) providing a pumping source. The signal to be amplified propagates through the first fiber (14) to stimulate emission of coherent light from the lasing material, resulting in amplification of the signal. The refractive index of the first and second fibers (14, 12) are selected such that the signal in the first fiber (14) is well guided, while the pumping light in the second fiber (12) is unguided, yielding low losses in the first fiber (14) but high transfer of the pumping light from the second fiber (12) to the first fiber (14).</p> |
