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Performance evaluation of Er 3+ /Yb 3+ codoped fiber amplifier
Author(s) -
Mukhtar Sani,
Aliyu Kabiru N.,
Qureshi Khurram K.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.32320
Subject(s) - ytterbium , erbium , fiber amplifier , materials science , amplifier , broadband , fiber , noise figure , dispersion shifted fiber , optics , optoelectronics , physics , doping , fiber optic sensor , cmos , composite material
In this work, we report the performance evaluation of Erbium/Ytterbium (Er 3+ /Yb 3+ ) codoped fiber amplifier based on theoretical simulations. The proposed design achieved a broadband small signal gain of around 43.5 dB while incorporating a short length of 10 m codoped fiber at an optimized pump power of 100 mW. A minimum noise figure of 4.9 dB was observed at 1560 nm.