Backward-pumped 1550 nm EYDF amplifier with ASE suppression by cladding feedback
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Bai, Xiaolei; Zhang, Haiwei; Sheng, Quan; Fu, Shijie; Xie, Zhaoxin; Shi, Wei; Yao, Jianquan
- Source
- 2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2016 Conference on. :1-2 Jun, 2016
- Subject
- General Topics for Engineers
Photonics and Electrooptics
Optical fiber amplifiers
Optical fiber polarization
Optical fiber communication
Gain
Optical fiber devices
Erbium-doped fiber lasers
Power generation
- Language
We demonstrate a backward-pumped 1550 nm EYDF amplifier with ASE suppression by cladding feedback. Compared with the typical backward-pumped amplifier without feedback, the ASE power can be suppressed by over 2 dB without other filters.