Gain-controlled erbium-doped fiber amplifier using mode-selective photonic lantern

G. Lopez-Galmiche; Z. Sanjabi Eznaveh; J. E. Antonio-Lopez; A. M. Velazquez-Benitez; J. Rodriguez-Asomoza; L. A. Herrera-Piad; J. J. Sanchez-Mondragon; C. Gonent; P. Sillard; G. Li; A. Schülzgen; C. Okonkwo; R. Amezcua Correa

doi:10.1117/12.2214483

13 February 2016 Gain-controlled erbium-doped fiber amplifier using mode-selective photonic lantern

G. Lopez-Galmiche, Z. Sanjabi Eznaveh, J. E. Antonio-Lopez, A. M. Velazquez-Benitez, J. Rodriguez-Asomoza, L. A. Herrera-Piad, J. J. Sanchez-Mondragon, C. Gonent, P. Sillard, G. Li, A. Schülzgen, C. Okonkwo, R. Amezcua Correa

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Proceedings Volume 9774, Next-Generation Optical Communication: Components, Sub-Systems, and Systems V; 97740P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214483
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

For the first time, we demonstrate the implementation of a core pumped few mode erbium amplifier utilizing a mode selective photonic lantern for spatial modal control of the pump light. This device is able to individually amplify the first six fiber modes with low differential modal gain. In addition, we obtained differential modal gain lower than 1 dB and signal gain of approximately 16.17 dB at λ_s = 1550 nm through forward pumping the LP21 modes at λ_p = 976 nm.

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G. Lopez-Galmiche, Z. Sanjabi Eznaveh, J. E. Antonio-Lopez, A. M. Velazquez-Benitez, J. Rodriguez-Asomoza, L. A. Herrera-Piad, J. J. Sanchez-Mondragon, C. Gonent, P. Sillard, G. Li, A. Schülzgen, C. Okonkwo, and R. Amezcua Correa "Gain-controlled erbium-doped fiber amplifier using mode-selective photonic lantern", Proc. SPIE 9774, Next-Generation Optical Communication: Components, Sub-Systems, and Systems V, 97740P (13 February 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214483

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