A diode-laser-pumped, Er3+-doped fibre laser operating at 1.57µm
A diode-laser-pumped, Er3+-doped fibre laser operating at 1.57µm
Erbium-doped fibers show promise as stable narrow-linewidth laser sources and optical amplifiers operating in the third telecommunications window around 1.55µm Diode laser pumping is possible using the weak pump-band located at 807nm, although this band suffers severely from excited-state absorption (ESA), which reduces gain and pump efficiency. At the low pump power available from diode lasers the Er3+ behaves as a quasi four-level system. However, by codoping the core glass heavily with Yb3+, it is possible to excite the Er3+ ions indirectly using energy transfer. The Yb3+ provides an intense broad pump-band centered at 900nm, which reduces the effect of ESA. As a consequence of the resulting higher pump efficiency, the laser will oscillate at the required shorter wavelengths.
Barnes, W.L.
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Fermann, M.E.
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Townsend, J.E.
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Reekie, L.
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Barnes, W.L., Taylor, D.J., Fermann, M.E., Townsend, J.E., Reekie, L. and Payne, D.N.
(1989)
A diode-laser-pumped, Er3+-doped fibre laser operating at 1.57µm.
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC '89), Houston, United States.
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Abstract
Erbium-doped fibers show promise as stable narrow-linewidth laser sources and optical amplifiers operating in the third telecommunications window around 1.55µm Diode laser pumping is possible using the weak pump-band located at 807nm, although this band suffers severely from excited-state absorption (ESA), which reduces gain and pump efficiency. At the low pump power available from diode lasers the Er3+ behaves as a quasi four-level system. However, by codoping the core glass heavily with Yb3+, it is possible to excite the Er3+ ions indirectly using energy transfer. The Yb3+ provides an intense broad pump-band centered at 900nm, which reduces the effect of ESA. As a consequence of the resulting higher pump efficiency, the laser will oscillate at the required shorter wavelengths.
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e-pub ahead of print date: February 1989
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Optical Fiber Communication (OFC '89), Houston, United States, 1989-02-01
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77546
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W.L. Barnes
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D.J. Taylor
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M.E. Fermann
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J.E. Townsend
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L. Reekie
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