Abstract

In this study, erbium-doped silica fibers (EDFs) with different Al/Er ratios were prepared by high-temperature source combined with the modified chemical vapor deposition (MCVD) method. The effects of different Al/Er ratios on the gain performance of erbium-doped silica fiber amplifiers (EDFA) were investigated. The EDFA demonstrated in this paper achieves a maximum gain of 45 dB at 1560 nm when the signal power is −20 dB, while the bandwidth of 20 dB gain is up to 68 nm (1532∼1600 nm). Additionally, the effect of Al doping on the crystal field around the Er ion was analyzed and the Stark energy level distribution of the Er ions was further derived. Our approach offers a feasible solution for C + L band amplification from the perspective of Stark effect and crystal field analysis.

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