Optimal design of Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers with an Yb-band fiber Bragg grating

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-02-12
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Inthispaper,Er/Ybco-dopedfiberamplifiers(EYDFAs)withanYb-bandfiberBragggrating(FBG)atthepumpendtoimprovetheperformanceoftheamplifierissystematicallystudied.TheinfluenceofthereflectivityandcenterwavelengthoftheFBGalongwiththegain-fiberlengthontheperformanceofanEYDFAarenumericallyanalyzed.TheresultsshowthatthewavelengthoftheFBGhascriticalinfluenceontheefficiencyoftheEYDFA,whereastherequirementtoitsreflectivityisrelaxed.Itisaneffectiveandpromisingwaytoimprovetheefficiencyofahigh-powerpumpedEYDFAbyintroducingasuitableYb-bandFBGatthepumpend.Basedontheanalysisoftheunderlyingprinciples,suggestionsforthepracticaldesignandpossiblefurtherimprovementstrategiesarealsoproposed.