Abstract
We investigated the cross-talk in 6-core erbium doped amplifiers. Results indicate that the amplifier has lower cross-talk when the fiber bending radius >30 mm. The bending induced pump distribution nonuniformity can be reduced by randomly-twisting the fiber.
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