1.55-μm Ce,Er:ZBLAN fiber laser operation under 980-nm pumping: experiment and simulation

Author

Meng, Z. ; Kamebayashi, J. ; Higashihata, M. ; Nakata, Y. ; Okada, T. ; Kubota, Y. ; Nishimura, N. ; Teshima, T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Syst. Eng., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan

Volume

14

Issue

5

fYear

2002

fDate

5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

609

Lastpage

611

Abstract

Fiber laser operating property at 1.55-μm band in a newly developed Ce,Er:ZBLAN fiber by a continuous-wave laser diode pumping at 980 nm is presented. The output characteristics of the Ce,Er:ZBLAN fiber laser system are analyzed in detail based on the rate equations model by taking into account the energy transfer between Ce/sup 3+/ and Er/sup 3+/ ions, as well as the upconversion mechanisms. The promotion role of the Ce in the erbium-doped ZBLAN for the 1.55-μm band fiber laser operation has been realized.

Keywords

aluminium compounds; barium compounds; cerium; erbium; fibre lasers; fluorescence; lanthanum compounds; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; sodium compounds; zirconium compounds; 1.55 micron; 980 nm; Ce,Er:ZBLAN fiber laser operation; Er/sup 3+/ ions; ZBLAN:Ce,Er; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Ce,Er; continuous-wave laser; continuous-wave laser diode; diode pumping; energy transfer; nm pumping; output characteristics; rate equations model; upconversion mechanisms; Diode lasers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.998700

Filename

998700