FIBER AMPLIFICATION IN THE 940-NM WATER-VAPOR ABSORPTION-BAND USING THE F-4(3 2)-]I-4(9/2) TRANSITION IN ND/

Authors
DRAGIC PD LITTLE LM PAPEN GC
Citation
Pd. Dragic et al., FIBER AMPLIFICATION IN THE 940-NM WATER-VAPOR ABSORPTION-BAND USING THE F-4(3 2)-]I-4(9/2) TRANSITION IN ND/, IEEE photonics technology letters, 9(11), 1997, pp. 1478-1480
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
9
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1478 - 1480
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1997)9:11<1478:FAIT9W>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The measurement of atmospheric mater vapor in the 940-nm absorption ba nd may be accomplished using fiber amplifiers based on the F-4(3/2) -- > I-4(9/2) transition in Nd. We report initial experimental results on the effects codopants have on the characteristics of this transition in Nd-doped fiber, and present modeled and experimental results of a f iber amplifier. To our knowledge, this is the first reported fiber amp lifier employing this transition.