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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 2

Fiber Optic Amplifiers

2.1. Introduction to Fiber Optic Communication

2.2. Attenuation in Optical Transmission Link

2.3. Loss in Optical Fiber

2.4. Optical Amplifiers to Compensate for the Attenuation

2.5. Doped Fiber Amplifier

2.6. Optical Amplifiers Operating in S-Band Region

Chapter 3

Thulium Doped Fiber Amplifier

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Fundamental of Optical amplification in TDFAs

3.3. Theoretical and Experimental Development Of S-Band TDFA

3.4. Single Pass and Double Pass Single Pump 1050 nm TDFA Architecture

3.4.1. Modeling of TDFA

3.4.2. Numerical Calculation

3.4.3. Optimization of the 1050nm Pump Power and Fiber Length for Single-Pass and Double-Pass TDFAs

3.5. Effects of an Auxiliary Pump on the Performance of TDFA

3.5.1. Introduction

3.5.2. Configuration and Modeling of the Dual Pumping TDFA

3.5.3. Results and Discussion

3.6. 1420 nm Pumped TDFA

3.6.1. Rate Equations of the 1420 nm Pumped TDFA

3.6.2. Simulation Results for the 1420nm Pumped TDFA

Chapter 4

Hybrid Thulium Doped Fiber Amplifier and a Fiber Raman Amplifier

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Hybrid TDFA and Raman Amplifier

4.3. Results and Discussion

Chapter 5

Conclusion

References

Index