OPTIMIZATION OF PR-3+ - ZBLAN FIBER AMPLIFIERS

被引:26
作者
PEDERSEN, B
MINISCALCO, WJ
QUIMBY, RS
机构
[1] GTE LABS INC,WALTHAM,MA 02254
[2] WORCESTER POLYTECH INST,DEPT PHYS,WORCESTER,MA 01609
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D O I
10.1109/68.136481
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Experimental parameters have been measured and used in a quantitative model of Pr3+-doped fluorozirconate fiber amplifiers. The optimum cutoff wavelength was determined to be 800 nm and the gain for 400 mW of pump was found to increase from 12 to 34 dB if the NA was increased from 0.15 to 0.25. Lengthening the metastable state lifetime from 110 to 300-mu-s would significantly improve amplifier performance while concentration quenching can appreciably degrade it.
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