Abstract
We have developed a gain-shifted thulium-doped fiber amplifier with high-optical-efficiency (29%) and high-output-power (+21.5 dBm) operating in the 1480-1510-nm wavelength band by employing a novel laser-diode pumping scheme of 1.4 and 1.56 microns.
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