• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 4, Issue 2, 0053 (2016)
Qun Han1、2、*, Wenchuan Yan1、2, Yunzhi Yao1、2, Yaofei Chen1、2, and Tiegen Liu1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Lab of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Qun Han, Wenchuan Yan, Yunzhi Yao, Yaofei Chen, Tiegen Liu. Optimal design of Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers with an Yb-band fiber Bragg grating[J]. Photonics Research, 2016, 4(2): 0053 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of an EYDFA with a pump-end Yb-band FBG. ISO, isolator; PC, pump combiner.
    Fig. 1. Diagram of an EYDFA with a pump-end Yb-band FBG. ISO, isolator; PC, pump combiner.
    Absorption and emission cross sections of Yb and Er ions of the gain fiber.
    Fig. 2. Absorption and emission cross sections of Yb and Er ions of the gain fiber.
    (a) Simulated results of the output power of the amplified signal and residual power of the FBG reflection as a function of the center wavelength of the FBG. (b) Power evolutions of the pump, signal, and FBG reflection of the four marked featuring configurations.
    Fig. 3. (a) Simulated results of the output power of the amplified signal and residual power of the FBG reflection as a function of the center wavelength of the FBG. (b) Power evolutions of the pump, signal, and FBG reflection of the four marked featuring configurations.
    (a) Yb and (b) Er ASE spectra of EYDFAs with and without the Yb-band FBG.
    Fig. 4. (a) Yb and (b) Er ASE spectra of EYDFAs with and without the Yb-band FBG.
    Output power of the EYDFA as a function of the reflectivity of the FBG.
    Fig. 5. Output power of the EYDFA as a function of the reflectivity of the FBG.
    (a) Output power of the amplified signal and residual power of the FBG reflection of EYDFAs with (b) optimal gain fiber lengths as a function of the center wavelength of the FBG.
    Fig. 6. (a) Output power of the amplified signal and residual power of the FBG reflection of EYDFAs with (b) optimal gain fiber lengths as a function of the center wavelength of the FBG.
    Qun Han, Wenchuan Yan, Yunzhi Yao, Yaofei Chen, Tiegen Liu. Optimal design of Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers with an Yb-band fiber Bragg grating[J]. Photonics Research, 2016, 4(2): 0053
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