A new type of gain flattening filter for amplified spontaneous emission （ASE） source based on erbium doped fiber （EDF） is proposed and demonstrated by fabricating and writing two series ultra-long period fiber gra...A new type of gain flattening filter for amplified spontaneous emission （ASE） source based on erbium doped fiber （EDF） is proposed and demonstrated by fabricating and writing two series ultra-long period fiber grating （ULPFG） on single mode fiber （SMF-28）. The novelty method in this research is based on writing the two ULPFGs as fat gratings. The LPG is written by a simple and available arc-discharge method. The pump power based on single-pass backward pump configuration is around 100mW, and the average wavelength is near to 974nm. The gain flattening profile is obtained by 3.4 （±1.7）dB ripple in the wavelength range between 1524nm and 1565nm with 41-nm band width.展开更多
文摘A new type of gain flattening filter for amplified spontaneous emission （ASE） source based on erbium doped fiber （EDF） is proposed and demonstrated by fabricating and writing two series ultra-long period fiber grating （ULPFG） on single mode fiber （SMF-28）. The novelty method in this research is based on writing the two ULPFGs as fat gratings. The LPG is written by a simple and available arc-discharge method. The pump power based on single-pass backward pump configuration is around 100mW, and the average wavelength is near to 974nm. The gain flattening profile is obtained by 3.4 （±1.7）dB ripple in the wavelength range between 1524nm and 1565nm with 41-nm band width.
