ERBIUM-PRASEODYMIUM CO-DOPED 2.7-MU-M FLUORIDE AMPLIFIER

Authors
IBRAHIM H RONARCH D GUIBERT M POIGNANT H ALLAIN JY
Citation
H. Ibrahim et al., ERBIUM-PRASEODYMIUM CO-DOPED 2.7-MU-M FLUORIDE AMPLIFIER, Journal of non-crystalline solids, 161, 1993, pp. 290-293
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science, Ceramics
Journal title
Journal of non-crystalline solids → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223093
Volume
161
Year of publication
1993
Pages
290 - 293
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3093(1993)161:<290:EC2FA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A net gain of 20 dB at 2722 nm has been obtained in an Er3+-Pr3+ co-do ped fluoride fibre pumped at 800 nm. Co-doping the fluoride fibre with Er and Pr instead of doping with Er only improved the net gain of the optical amplifier made with this fibre and reduced significantly the pump power requirement. These improvements can be explained by the emp tying of the I-4(3/2) level of Er3+ towards the (3F3, 3F4) levels of P r3+.