SUCCESSIVE EXCITED-STATE ABSORPTION THROUGH A MULTISTEP PROCESS IN HIGHLY ER3+-DOPED FIBER PUMPED BY A 1.48-MU-M LASER DIODE

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作者
ARAHIRA, S
WATANABE, K
SHINOZAKI, K
OGAWA, Y
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[1] Research and Development Group, Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd, Hachioji, Tokyo, 193
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10.1364/OL.17.001679
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The fluorescence spectra ranging from 400 to 1000 nm were investigated on highly Er3+-doped fiber pumped by a 1.48-mum laser diode. A strong green emission was observed. An investigation of the fluorescence intensity dependence on pump power revealed that the green emission is attributed to successive excited-state absorption through a three-step process and also that saturation of the atomic levels that contribute to the emission occurs.
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页码:1679 / 1681
页数:3
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