32-core erbium/ytterbium-doped multicore fiber amplifier for next generation space-division multiplexed transmission system

Saurabh Jain; Carlos Castro; Yongmin Jung; John Hayes; Reza Sandoghchi; Takayuki Mizuno; Yusuke Sasaki; Yoshimichi Amma; Yutaka Miyamoto; Marc Bohn; Klaus  Pulverer; Md Nooruzzaman; Toshio Morioka; Shaiful Alam; David J. Richardson

doi:10.1364/OE.25.032887

32-core erbium/ytterbium-doped multicore fiber amplifier for next generation space-division multiplexed transmission system

Saurabh Jain
, Carlos Castro
, Yongmin Jung
, John Hayes
, Reza Sandoghchi
, Takayuki Mizuno
, Yusuke Sasaki
, Yoshimichi Amma
, Yutaka Miyamoto
, Marc Bohn
, Klaus Pulverer
, Md Nooruzzaman
, Toshio Morioka
, Shaiful Alam
, David J. Richardson

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We present a high-core-count 32-core multicore erbium/ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier (32c-MC-EYDFA) in a cladding pumped configuration. A side pumping technique is employed for ease of pump coupling in this monolithic all-fiber amplifier. A minimum gain of >17 dB and an average noise figure (NF) of 6.5 dB is obtained over all cores in the wavelength range 1534 nm-1561 nm for −4 dBm input signal power. The core-to-core variation for both amplifier gain and NF is measured to be <2 dB. The 32c-MC-EYDFA was then tested in a repeatered multicore fiber (MCF) loop system and transmission over distances >1850 km was successfully demonstrated. We also compare the total power consumption of our MC-EYDFAs with that of 32 conventional single core erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) to illustrate the potential power saving benefits.

Original language	English
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	25
Issue number	26
Pages (from-to)	32887-32896
ISSN	1094-4087
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.032887
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Jain, S., Castro, C., Jung, Y., Hayes, J., Sandoghchi, R., Mizuno, T., Sasaki, Y., Amma, Y., Miyamoto, Y., Bohn, M., Pulverer, K., Nooruzzaman, M., Morioka, T., Alam, S., & Richardson, D. J. (2017). 32-core erbium/ytterbium-doped multicore fiber amplifier for next generation space-division multiplexed transmission system. Optics Express, 25(26), 32887-32896. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.032887

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32-core erbium/ytterbium-doped multicore fiber amplifier for next generation space-division multiplexed transmission system

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