In order to realize a high flattening C+L-band fiber source by C band matching L band closely
a superfluorescent light source structure with three-stage two-pumping is presented. Firstly
the experimental equipment is composed of three erbium-doped fibers
two 980 nm LDs
a Wavelength Division Multiplexer (WDM)
an isolater(ISO)and a 3 dB coupler. Then
a high flattening C+L-band fiber source is achieved by optimizing the lengths of three erbium-doped fibers and adjusting the powers of two pumps
and the mechanism of production is also analyzed. Experimental results indicate that when the lengths of three fibers are 11.5 m
53 m
6.5 m and the powers of the two pumps are 65 mW
115 mW respectively
the light source can offer a linewidth in 75.68 nm with a power ripple of 3 dB
and the flatness of the spectra from 1 543 nm to 1 603 nm is less than ±1.3 dB without any external spectral filters. The high flattening C+L-band superfluorescent light source can satisfy the requirements of the optical fiber sensing and optical fiber communication systems.