“…Several successful schemes have been demonstrated in Tm 3+ -doped fluoride ZBLAN fibres for S-band amplifier. Upconversion pumping at 1.05 mm and multiple pumping scheme using the sources at 1.05/1.55, 1.4/1.55 and 0.8/ 1.040 mm have been successfully adopted for amplification with better than 45% power conversion efficiencies [2][3][4][5][6]. In Tm 3+ -doped tellurite glass fibre amplifier, two pump schemes (795/1064 and 1047/1550 nm) were employed and gain profile is broader than that achieved in a fluoride fibre [7].…”