Erbium-doped fiber amplifier and integrated module components

Details Erbium-doped fiber amplifier and integrated module components Erbium-doped fiber amplifier and integrated module components

2006-10-31

2006-10-31

Hughes, Deandra M. (Department: 3663)

Optical: systems and elements

Polarization without modulation

Depolarization

Reexamination Certificate

active

07130121

ABSTRACT:
An EDFA with integrated input and output modules is presented. The integrated input module has a packaged pump laser diode mounted to the metal EDFA package to provide a heat sink for the pump laser diode which sends the pump laser light over a optical fiber section connected to the amplifying erbium-doped optical fiber section. The fiber section is formed from an optical fiber which better matches the transmission modes in the erbium-doped optical fiber section and has an end subsection of the single mode fiber for a larger numerical aperture. Collimating lenses also increase the coupling efficiency of the laser diode to the erbium-doped fiber section. The integrated output module has a photodiode with a tap filter to monitor the output power of the EDFA, an optical isolator to prevent interference in the erbium-doped optical fiber section. With a twin optical isolator, the integrated input and output modules can be arranged in different ways and combinations with the erbium-doped optical fiber section. The resulting EDFAs can be manufactured relatively inexpensively into an very small packages compared to current EDFA packages.

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