Optical fiber amplifier device and communications system using the optical fiber amplifier device
AssigneeAvanex Corporation
InventorsFlorence Leplingard, Dominique Bayart
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Abstract
The invention relates to an optical fiber amplifier device with an optical signal input and output with first piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanide in a double-clad structure, a second piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanide in a ring structure and lasers for pumping the two fiber pieces with at least one pump module.
Claims11
An optical fiber amplifier device with an optical signal input and output comprising a first piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanides in a double clad structure and a second piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanides in a ring structure and pumping means, including at least one pump module, for pumping the fiber pieces.
An optical communication system using an optical fiber amplifier device with an optical signal input and output, said optical fiber amplifier device comprising a first piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanides in a double clad structure and a second piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanides in a ring structure and pumping means, including at least one pump module, for pumping the fiber pieces.
An optical fiber amplifier device with an optical signal input and output comprising a first piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanides in a double clad structure and a second piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanides in a ring structure and a pumping device for pumping the fiber pieces.
An optical communication system using an optical fiber amplifier device with an optical signal input and output, said optical fiber amplifier device comprising a first piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanides in a double clad structure and a second piece of amplifying fiber doped with lanthanides in a ring structure and a pumping device for pumping the fiber pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.