发明名称 |
Dual-band fiber optic amplification system using a single pump source |
摘要 |
A dual-band optical amplifier uses a single pump source, such as a YAG solid-state laser emitting a pump light at a wavelength of 1047 nm, to provide amplification in both the 1550 nm and 1310 nm bands which are commonly encountered in the optical telecommunications environment. The pump light is fed into a fiber doped with praseodymium fluoride having Pr atoms in a +3 ionization state. These ions exhibit a ground state absorption that includes the 1047 nm wavelength. The same pump light is also coupled to a separate amplification fiber doped with trivalent erbium ions and ytterbium. This combination of ions also can be pumped to a metastable excited state by a 1047 nm wavelength source. Accordingly, when photon emission is generated, there is signal amplification in both fibers results.
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申请公布号 |
US5978130(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.11.02 |
申请号 |
US19970931500 |
申请日期 |
1997.09.16 |
申请人 |
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION |
发明人 |
FEE, JOHN;ROBINSON, NIALL;LIU, SHOA-KAI |
分类号 |
H01S3/094;H01S3/16;(IPC1-7):H01S3/16;H04B10/00 |
主分类号 |
H01S3/094 |
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