28.3 dB gain 1.3 mu m-band Pr-doped fluoride fiber amplifier module pumped by 1.017 mu m InGaAs-LD's

A praseodymium (Pr)-doped fluoride fiber amplifier (PDFA) module that is pumped by strained quantum-well InGaAs laser diodes (LDs) is described. The amplifier module, consisting of a four LD pump configuration and a high NA Pr-doped fluoride fiber with low scattering loss, exhibits a maximum signal gain of 28.3 dB and a saturation output power of 6 dBm at a signal wavelength of 1.30 mu m. It is shown to be the most promising module for the 1.3- mu m-band optical amplifier.<<ETX>>

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