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[WH1-2] Cladding Pumped L-band 19-core EDFA in a Compact Optical Module

○Shigehiro Takasaka¹, Koichi Maeda¹, Tsubasa Sasaki¹, Ryuichi Sugizaki¹, Masanori Takahashi¹ (1. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan))

Keywords:

Multicore EDFA,Optical fiber amplifier,Cladding pumping

We integrate a cladding-pumped L-band 19-core EDFA into a 125×150×40 mm³ optical module mounted in a 19-inch 1-unit sized housing. We confirm stable operation at 25.7 dBm/core output with amplification characteristics comparable to conventional ones.