Title :
Mid-wave IR and long-wave IR laser potential of rare-earth doped chalcogenide glass fiber
Author :
Shaw, L.B. ; Cole, B. ; Thielen, P.A. ; Sanghera, J.S. ; Aggarwal, I.D.
Author_Institution :
Infrared Mater. Group, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The mid-wave IR and long-wave IR laser potential of rare-earth ions in chalcogenide glass fiber is reviewed. Spectroscopic data for the mid-wave and long-wave IR transitions for Pr3+, Dy3+ , and Tb3+ in chalcogenide glass is presented and used as a basis for discussion of laser potential in these glasses
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; dysprosium; fibre lasers; fluorescence; impurity absorption spectra; infrared spectra; laser beams; laser transitions; optical glass; photoluminescence; praseodymium; radiative lifetimes; rare earth metals; reviews; terbium; Dy3+; Pr3+; Tb3+; chalcogenide glass; chalcogenide glass fiber; laser potential; long-wave IR laser; long-wave IR transitions; mid-wave IR laser; mid-wave IR transitions; rare-earth doped chalcogenide glass fiber; rare-earth ions; review; spectroscopic data; Doped fiber amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser transitions; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Phonons; Silicon compounds; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
