Title :
Comparison of Er/sup 3+/ absorption-emission properties in tellurite and ultra highly doped Al-silica fibers
Author :
Marjanovic, S. ; Toulouse, J. ; Sandmann, C. ; Fleischman, Z. ; Dierolf, V. ; Yan, Man F. ; Johnson, Valencia S. ; Wisk, Patrick W. ; Kortan, A.R. ; Kopylov, N. ; Ahrens, R.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We present a comparison of the erbium optical properties of doped Al-silica and tellurite fibers. Absorption-emission spectra show a higher and flatter signal gain over shorter lengths in TeO/sub 2/ and lower losses of Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/-SiO/sub 2/ fibers.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; erbium; infrared spectra; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; silicon compounds; superradiance; tellurium compounds; visible spectra; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/-SiO/sub 2/:Er/sup 3+/; TeO/sub 2/:Er/sup 3+/; absorption-emission spectra; erbium optical properties; tellurite; ultra highly doped Al-silica fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
