SPECTROSCOPY OF DY3+ IN GE-GA-S GLASS AND ITS SUITABILITY FOR 1.3-MU-M FIBEROPTIC AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS

被引:150
作者
WEI, K
MACHEWIRTH, DP
WENZEL, J
SNITZER, E
SIGEL, GH
机构
[1] Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
关键词
Absorption spectra - Emission spectra - Germanium gallium sulfide glass - Hypersensitive transitions - Optical amplifiers - Quantum efficiency;
D O I
10.1364/OL.19.000904
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Absorption and emission spectra, along with lifetime measurements, of Dy3+ in Ge-Ga-S glasses are reported. Fluorescence is observed at 1.3, 1.8, and 2.9 mum. A Judd-Ofelt analysis is performed to determine branching ratios and quantum efficiencies. The hypersensitive transition F-6(11/2) --> H-6(15/2) at 1.3 mum has a quantum efficiency of 17%. Its suitability for an optical amplifier at 1.3 mum depends on the excited-state absorption from the H-6(11/2) and H-6(13/2) states, which has not yet been measured.
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页码:904 / 906
页数:3
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