Erbium-doped fibers are doped active fibers used for operation around 1550 nm. They are perfect for the design of erbium-doped optical amplifiers (EDFA) for telecommunication in the C and L band and sensing applications such as LiDAR.
Erbium-doped single clad optical fiber
SCF-ER-6/125-14
Description
Features & Benefits
- High absorption
- High quantum conversion efficiency lowers pump power requirements, reducing overall system costs
- Low background losses
Applications
- Telecommunications
- LiDAR
Optical fiber specifications
Optical
Core Absorption @ 980 nm – Nominal (dB/m)
> 10.0
Core Absorption @ 1535 nm (dB/m)
45.0 ± 5.0
Cutoff Wavelength (nm)
1300 ± 100
Mode Field Diameter @ 1550 nm (μm)
8.0 ± 1.0
Cutoff Wavelenght (nm)
1300
Geometrical & Mechanical
Cladding Diameter (μm)
125.0 ± 1.0
Core/Cladding Concentricity Error (μm)
< 1.0
Coating Diameter (μm)
245 ± 10
