Upconversion coefficients in a new high-concentration erbium-doped tellurite glass were obtained a schematic study of experiments and modeling. The upconversion coefficient for ⁴I₁₃/₂ + ⁴I₁₃/₂ → ⁴I₉/₂ + ⁴I₁₅/₂ is found to be 2.74 x 10⁻¹⁸ cm³/s and for ⁴I₁₁/₂ + ⁴I₁₁/₂ → ⁴I₁₅/₂ + ²F₇/₂ is 1.09 x 10⁻¹⁸ cm³/s. The performance of high concentration Er³⁺+-Yb³⁺ -codoped phosphate fiber amplifiers and the performance of a high-power Er³⁺-Yb³⁺-codoped phosphate fiber laser were presented. From a 3.6cm-long fiber, 18 dB internal gain i.e. 5 dB/cm, for small signal input at 1535 nm, was achieved. With a cleaved facet as the output mirror, a fiber laser has been demonstrated from the same fiber with an output power of 33.8 mW at 1549.92 nm. A high slope efficiency of 40.2% was observed. Modeling results of gain and noise figure of four phosphate EDFAs with different lengths were presented with previous measured results. 34% erbium ions were found to be paired in our 3.5wt% erbium-doped phosphate fiber amplifiers. The onset of erbium concentration for pair induced quenching is suggested to be around 3wt% in phosphate fiber amplifiers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/279804 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Hu, Yongdan |
| Contributors | Peyghambarian, Nasser |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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