Glasses for Er3+ -Doped Fiber Lasers and Optical Amplifiers

1989 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Miniscalco ◽  
L. J. Andrews ◽  
S. Zemon ◽  
B. T. Hall ◽  
T. Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Fiber Lasers ◽  
Optical Amplifiers ◽  
Diode Lasers ◽  
Optical Devices ◽  
Excellent Performance ◽  
Silica Fibers ◽  
New Hosts ◽  
Doped Glass ◽  
Glass Compositions

AbstractEr3+-doped silica fibers have demonstrated excellent performance as active optical devices at 1.5 μm. In an effort to identify promising new hosts, we have measureed absorption and emission cross sections for a variety of Er3+-doped glass. Compositions have been identified which have advantages over silica, particularly for pumping with AIGaAs diode lasers at 800 nm.

Tm3+-doped Bismuth Tellurite Glasses for S- and U-band Optical Amplifiers

2011 ◽  
Vol 239-242 ◽  
pp. 3078-3081
Author(s):  
Quan Shen ◽  
Li Fan Shen ◽  
Hai Lin ◽  
Chang Min Li
Keyword(s):  
Diode Laser ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Optical Amplifiers ◽  
Phonon Energy ◽  
Band Edge ◽  
Tellurite Glasses ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Maximum Gain ◽  
Optical Glasses ◽  
Peak Emission

Effective ~1.47mm and powerful ~1.8mm infrared emissions have been observed in Tm3+-doped bismuth tellurite glasses with low phonon energy under the excitation of 793nm diode laser. Judd-Ofelt parameters W2 (4.65´10-20cm2), W4 (1.15´10-20cm2), and W6 (1.16´10-20cm2) indicate a higher asymmetric and stronger covalent environment in the optical glasses. In 0.5wt% Tm3+-doped sample, the peak emission cross-sections of 3H4®3F4 and 3F4®3H6 transitions are derived to be 2.83´10-21 and 6.13´10-21cm2, respectively, and the maximum gain coefficients of 0.38 and 2.21dB/cm at 1.675 (U-band edge) and 1.856mm wavelengths were anticipated in an ideal status. These results indicate the Tm3+-doped bismuth tellurite glasses are a promising candidate in developing S- and U-band amplifiers.

Heavy metal oxide and chalcogenide glasses as new hosts for Er3+ and Er3+/Pr3+ mid-IR fiber lasers

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
D J Coleman ◽  
S D Jackson ◽  
P S Golding ◽  
T A King ◽  
Se Ho Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Fiber Lasers ◽  
Chalcogenide Glasses ◽  
New Hosts

Fiber lasers based on beam quality converters for diode lasers

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charley Bachert ◽  
Georg Rehmann ◽  
Axel Luft ◽  
Anne Krause ◽  
Merlin Gerber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Lasers ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Diode Lasers
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