Anomalous dispersion in Er3+ and Yb3+-dopedfibers |
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| Authors: | Korobkin D.V. Jr. Semenov V.A. Dianov E.M. |
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| Affiliation: | Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ; |
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| Abstract: | In experimental and theoretical study of anomalous dispersion in Er3+and Er3+-Yb3+-doped fibers has been developed. Anomalous time delay caused by both absorption and emission at 1.535 μm has been theoretically calculated and experimentally measured. A pump power dependence of anomalous time delay in rare-earth-doped fibers has been theoretically calculated and experimentally investigated. It has been shown that pump power fluctuations lead to propagation time jitter in Er3+-doped fiber amplifiers. The pulse interaction due to refractive index change caused by gain saturation is predicted. It has been shown that for Er 3+-doped fibers with SiO2-GeO2 core composition, the anomalous dispersion per 1-dB gain is twice that of fibers with SiO2-Al2O3 core, which is caused by gain curve form difference. A scheme of mutual compensation of intrinsic fiber dispersion and anomalous dispersion caused by Er3+ in the region 1.532-1.537 μm has been suggested |
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