Characterisation of a first window amplifier using a thulium doped fluoride fibre
Characterisation of a first window amplifier using a thulium doped fluoride fibre
A fully connectorized diode laser pumped first window amplifier has been constructed, for the first time, around a thulium doped fluoride fiber. For a 780/806 nm combination of pump and signal wavelengths intrinsic small signal gains of 25 - 26 dB and gain efficiencies of 2.4 dB/mW have been achieved. In addition output powers approaching +13 dBm from the doped fiber were possible for launched pump powers of 31 mW, which corresponds to a pump to signal conversion efficiency of around 64%. Minimum noise figures of 4 - 5 dB have been achieved with characteristics which mirror the output power performance. The 3 dB gain bandwidth for this transition has been measured at 9 - 10 nm for small signals, increasing to better than 15 nm under signal saturation conditions
0819416134
SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Percival, R.M.
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Szebesta, D.
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Williams, J.R.
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Tropper, A.C.
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Hanna, D.C.
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1994
Percival, R.M.
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Szebesta, D.
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Williams, J.R.
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Lauder, R.D.T.
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Tropper, A.C.
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Percival, R.M., Szebesta, D., Williams, J.R., Lauder, R.D.T., Tropper, A.C. and Hanna, D.C.
(1994)
Characterisation of a first window amplifier using a thulium doped fluoride fibre.
Digonnet, Michel J.F.
(ed.)
In Doped Fiber Devices and Systems.
vol. 2289,
SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering..
(doi:10.1117/12.188704).
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Abstract
A fully connectorized diode laser pumped first window amplifier has been constructed, for the first time, around a thulium doped fluoride fiber. For a 780/806 nm combination of pump and signal wavelengths intrinsic small signal gains of 25 - 26 dB and gain efficiencies of 2.4 dB/mW have been achieved. In addition output powers approaching +13 dBm from the doped fiber were possible for launched pump powers of 31 mW, which corresponds to a pump to signal conversion efficiency of around 64%. Minimum noise figures of 4 - 5 dB have been achieved with characteristics which mirror the output power performance. The 3 dB gain bandwidth for this transition has been measured at 9 - 10 nm for small signals, increasing to better than 15 nm under signal saturation conditions
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Published date: 1994
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Doped Fiber Devices and Systems, San Diego, United States, 1994-01-01
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R.M. Percival
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D. Szebesta
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J.R. Williams
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R.D.T. Lauder
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A.C. Tropper
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D.C. Hanna
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Michel J.F. Digonnet
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