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

Volume

37

Issue

9

fYear

2001

fDate

9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1127

Lastpage

1137

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.945317

Filename

945317