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Ultracompact optical amplifier with Bi 2 O 3-based erbium-doped fiber

Sugimoto et al., 2004

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8922651922669347843
Author
Sugimoto N
Ochiai K
Hirose T
Ohara S
Fukasawa Y
Hayashi H
Furuki K
Tojo M
Tanaka Y
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Reports of the Research Laboratory, Asahi Glass

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An ultracompact gain block with Bi2O3-based erbium-doped fiber (Bi-EDF) is presented. The ultracompact gain block includes two pump LDs, two isolators, a photodiode, dichromatic mirrors and a Bi-EDF 23 cm long in the amplifier package with a size of only 45× …
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    • G02B6/2804Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers

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