Characterization of broadband amplified spontaneous emission from an Er3+-Tm3+ co-doped silica fiber

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作者
Jeong, H
Oh, K
Han, SR
Morse, TF
机构
[1] Kwangju Inst Sci & Technol K JIST, Dept Informat & Commun, Buk Gu, Gwangju 500712, South Korea
[2] Boston Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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10.1016/S0009-2614(02)01802-X
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report spectral characteristics of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) from an Er-Tm co-doped silica fiber. When pumped at 980 nm, the ASE yielded a 3 dB bandwidth over 90, 1460-1550 nm. The changes in ASE with regard to temperature, pumping scheme, and fiber lengths were measured experimentally, which strongly suggest that phonon-assisted energy transfer between the sensitizing ion, Er3+, and the acceptor ion, Tm3+, plays an important role in the bandwidth increment. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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