DocumentCode :
1993497
Title :
Near-infrared emission in Tm3+-Tb3+/Eu3+ codoped gallo-germanate glasses
Author :
Zhou, Bo ; Chen, Baojie ; Pun, Edwin Y B
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
fYear :
2011
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage :
1738
Lastpage :
1739
Abstract :
Broadband 1.20 μm emission (1G43H4 transition) in Tm3+-Tb3+/Eu3+ codoped gallo-germanate glasses was observed. The population inversion is realized by depleting the lower 3H4 level, and the possible energy transfer processes involved are discussed.
Keywords :
europium; germanate glasses; optical glass; terbium; thulium; energy transfer; gallo-germanate glasses; near-infrared emission; population inversion; wavelength 1.20 mum; Broadband amplifiers; Energy exchange; Glass; Ions; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194100
Filename :
6194100
Link To Document :
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