Er<sup>3+</sup>/Ce<sup>3+</sup> Co-doped Phosphosilicate Fiber for Extend the L-band Amplification
Yang Lou, Yang Chen, Zhimu Gu, Qiang Qiu, Chanjuan Shi, Le He, Yingbin Xing, Jinggang Peng, Haiqing Li, Yingbo Chu, Nengli Dai, Jinyan Li
Abstract
Withthe advent of the 5G era, the demand for data communication is increasing explosively. Extending the L-band gain bandwidth is considered to be the most direct and effective approach to increasing communication capacity. However, the signal excited state absorption (SESA) prevents the L-band gain from extending to longer wavelength. In this report, Er <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> and Ce <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> are introduced into the phosphosilicate fiber to regulate the SESA. The results show that the addition of Ce3+ into the phosphosilicate fiber can weaken the effect of SESA and extend the L-band gain bandwidth. The SESA of the Er <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> /Ce <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> co-doped phosphosilicate fiber do not begin until 1620 nm, which is shifted and suppressed efficiently. The longest wavelength of the Er <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> /Ce <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> co-doped phosphosilicate fiber is extended to 1623 nm. This result provides an effective approach to realizing the extended L-band amplification.