Bismuth-doped fiber amplifier for full S-band amplification

Aleksandr Donodin; Vitaly Mikhailov; Jiawei Luo; Dmitrii Stoliarov; David J. DiGiovanni; Sergei K. Turitsyn

doi:10.1364/ol.575125

Bismuth-doped fiber amplifier for full S-band amplification

Aleksandr Donodin^*
, Vitaly Mikhailov
, Jiawei Luo
, Dmitrii Stoliarov
, David J. DiGiovanni
, Sergei K. Turitsyn

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We report the first single-stage/single-pass bismuth-doped fiber amplifier (BDFA) achieving > 10 dB gain across the full S-band (1465–1530 nm), a critical step toward extending capacity in multi-band optical transmission systems. The proposed amplifier employs a 400 m-long germanosilicate fiber, bi-directionally pumped at 1425 nm, delivering 11.3–35.6 dB small-signal gain and a noise figure of 5.6–7.7 dB. Compared to thulium- and Raman-based S-band solutions, our BDFA offers a compact, efficient, and silica-compatible platform with improved performance in the lower S-band, where other technologies struggle. This demonstration paves the way for practical S-band amplification in future high-capacity, power-efficient optical networks without reliance on fluoride fibers or kilometer-scale nonlinear media.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6369-6372
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	50
Issue number	20
Early online date	13 Oct 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.575125
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2025

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R035342/1, EP/W002868/1); Royal Academy of Engineering (Research Fellowship); Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

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