Proposal for an Er<sup>3+</sup>-doped chalcogenide glass fiber upconversion laser operating at 980nm and pumped at 1480nm
We propose a novel fiber upconversion laser operating at 980 nm and pumped at 1480 nm, which will allow remote optical pumping of erbium-doped optical amplifiers. From the measured spectroscopy, we show Er<sup>3+</sup>-doped gallium lanthanum sulphide glass to be a potential host for suc...
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1997-08.
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| Summary: | We propose a novel fiber upconversion laser operating at 980 nm and pumped at 1480 nm, which will allow remote optical pumping of erbium-doped optical amplifiers. From the measured spectroscopy, we show Er<sup>3+</sup>-doped gallium lanthanum sulphide glass to be a potential host for such a 1480nm/980nm upconversion laser. The small-signal gain is analyzed numerically and the lasing possibilities are discussed. |
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