Blue avalanche upconversion in Tm:ZBLAN fiber

被引:17
作者
Guy, S
Shepherd, DP
Joubert, MF
Jacquier, B
Poignant, H
机构
[1] CTR NATL ETUD TELECOMMUN,F-22301 LANNION,FRANCE
[2] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,OPTOELECT RES CTR,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
关键词
UP-CONVERSION; LASER; GLASSES;
D O I
10.1364/JOSAB.14.000926
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the investigation of the photon avalanche effect in heavily doped Tm:ZBLAN fiber at room temperature. Pumping at 630-650 nm, which is not resonant with the ground-state absorption, gives intense blue emissions at 450 and 480 nm. The time evolution of the absorption and emission shows a slowly decaying oscillation before steady state is reached. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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页码:926 / 934
页数:9
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