• 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