Low-noise, broadband Er/sup 3+/-doped silica fibre amplifiers

A broadband, low-noise silica-based erbium-doped fibre amplifier with a wide amplification bandwidth of 70 nm and a low noise figure of <5 dB has been developed, by employing a hybrid configuration and adjusting the length of the Er/sup 3+/-doped silica fibres used in the amplifier.