READ ME File For 'Dependence of quantum efficiency and core propagation loss on doping concentration in Tm-doped silica fibres' paper

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D3744 

Date that the file was created: 08/2025

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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ReadMe Author: Richard Svejkar, University of Southampton

Date of data collection: May - July 2025

Information about geographic location of data collection: Southampton

Related projects: EPSRC, EP/W028786/1


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SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION
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Licenses/restrictions placed on the data, or limitations of reuse: Creative Commons Attribution

Recommended citation for the data: None

This dataset supports the publication:
AUTHORS: Richard Svejkar, Nilotpal Choudhury, Tom G. Harris, Martin P Buckthorpe, Jayanta K. Sahu, and W Andrew Clarkson

TITLE: Dependence of quantum efficiency and core propagation loss on doping concentration in Tm-doped silica fibres

JOURNAL: Optics Express

PAPER DOI IF KNOWN: none

Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: None

Links/relationships to ancillary or related data sets: None


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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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This dataset contains: ZIP file with Excel file containing data for individual figures in above mentioned paper

Relationship between files, if important for context:  None

Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: None

If data was derived from another source, list source: N/A

If there are there multiple versions of the dataset, list the file updated, when and why update was made: N/A



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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Measurements of laser absorption lines are from optical spectrum analyser. Quantum efficiency, core loses measured based on theory described in paper. Concentration measured using SEM EDX. 

Methods for processing the data: Basic data processing for this type of measurement. 

Software- or Instrument-specific information needed to interpret the data, including software and hardware version numbers: MS Excel, Origin or similar

Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: N/A

Environmental/experimental conditions: N/A

Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: N/A

People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Richard Svejkar, Nilotpal Choudhury


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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION <Create sections for each datafile or set, as appropriate>
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Columns and row details in Excel file.

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Number of cases/rows: N/A

Variable list, defining any abbreviations, units of measure, codes or symbols used: N/A
   
Missing data codes: N/A

Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A