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We present the design and performance of novel, highly stable, broadband, packaged single mode Tm-doped and Hodoped ASE sources in the 2000 nm spectral band. Centroid wavelengths of 1850-1900 nm are achieved for Tm-doped sources and ~2070 nm for Ho-doped sources. Measured -10 dB spectral bandwidths exceed 100 nm for the Tm-doped sources and 60 nm for the Ho-doped sources. Output powers for two stage Tm-doped sources exceed 1 W CW.