High-Power Er3+/Yb3+ Codoped Double-Cladding Fibre Amplifier with More Than 2 W Output Power

摘要

@@ A high-power Er3+/Yb3+-codoped double-cladding all-fibre amplifier was successfully demonstrated and experimentally investigated. The amplifier could be operated with a maximum output power of 2.18 W and 2.11 W at 1541nm and 1550nm wavelengths, respectively, when the maximum pump power was 6.07W. The power conversion efficiency was up to 35.6% and 34.4% at the two wavelengths, respectively. The output power and the gain were greater than 2.00 W and 20.0dB, respectively, in the wavelength range from 1539nm to 1565nm for 20.0mW input signal power. The gain fluctuation and the noise figure around 1550nm wavelength were less than 0.3 dB and 6.0 dB, respectively.