$\\hbox {Er}^{3+}$ and $\\hbox {Ce}^{3+}$ Codoped Tellurite Optical Fiber for Lasers and Amplif

Author

Lousteau, J. ; Boetti, N.G. ; Chiasera, A. ; Ferrari, M. ; Abrate, S. ; Scarciglia, G. ; Venturello, A. ; Milanese, D.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Scienza dei Mater. ed Ing. Chim., Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy

Volume

4

Issue

1

fYear

2012

Firstpage

194

Lastpage

204

Abstract

A tellurite optical fiber doped with Er³⁺ and Ce³⁺ ions was designed and fabricated with the aim of assessing its suitability as laser and optical amplifier operating at 1550 nm, compatible with silica fiber standard dimensions. High-quality optical fibers, with an attenuation loss of 1.0 dB/m at 1320 nm, were obtained featuring a 6-μm diameter core. A fiber laser emitting at 1550 nm upon pumping at 976 nm and a fiber amplifier characterized by signal amplification of 8 dB for a length of 10 cm were demonstrated.

Keywords

cerium; erbium; infrared spectra; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre fabrication; optical pumping; attenuation loss; fiber lasers; near-infrared wavelength region; optical fiber amplifiers; optical pumping; signal amplification; silica fiber standard dimensions; size 10 cm; size 6 mum; wavelength 1320 nm; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 976 nm; Fiber lasers; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Pump lasers; Temperature measurement; Oxide materials; fiber lasers; laser amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0655

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2181974

Filename

6121891

and Codoped Tellurite Optical Fiber for Lasers and Amplif

Lousteau, J. ; Boetti, N.G. ; Chiasera, A. ; Ferrari, M. ; Abrate, S. ; Scarciglia, G. ; Venturello, A. ; Milanese, D.

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$\\hbox {Er}^{3+}$ and $\\hbox {Ce}^{3+}$ Codoped Tellurite Optical Fiber for Lasers and Amplif