Title :
Absorption and emission cross sections for erbuim doped silica glass
Author :
Foster, S. ; Tikhomirov, A.
Author_Institution :
Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA
Abstract :
Recent literature has suggested that the McCumber relation relating laser emission and absorption cross-sections is not valid for erbium:glass. We present a theoretical and experimental defence of the McCumber relation for erbium doped fibre.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; optical glass; McCumber relation; SiO2JkJk:Er; absorption cross-section; erbium doped fibre; erbium doped silica glass; laser emission; Absorption; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gain measurement; Glass; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical fibers; Silicon compounds; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610376
