DocumentCode
1088588
Title
38.2 dB amplification at 1.31 mu m and possibility of 0.98 mu m pumping in Pr3+-doped fluoride fibre
Author
Miyajima, Y. ; Sugawa, T. ; Fukasaku, Y.
Author_Institution
NTT Opt. Transmission Line Lab., Ibaraki-ken, Japan
Volume
27
Issue
19
fYear
1991
Firstpage
1706
Lastpage
1707
Abstract
A 38.2 dB gain at 1.31 mu m was obtained in a praseodymium-doped fluoride fibre amplifier for a pump power of 300 mW at 1.017 mu m. A pump efficiency of 0.21 dB/mW was observed and the possibility of 0.98 mu m pumping is indicated.
Keywords
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; fibre lasers; fluoride glasses; lanthanum compounds; laser transitions; optical pumping; praseodymium; sodium compounds; zirconium compounds; 0.98 micron; 1.017 micron; 1.31 micron; 300 mW; 38.2 dB; ZrF 4-BaF 2-LaF 3-AlF 3-NaF:Pr 3+; fibre amplifier; pump efficiency; pump power;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19911062
Filename
132946
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