Title :
Concentration-dependent /sup 4/I/sub 13/2/ lifetimes in Er/sup 3+/-doped fibers and Er/sup 3+/-doped planar waveguides
Author :
Nykolak, G. ; Becker, P.C. ; Shmulovich, J. ; Wong, Y.-H. ; DiGiovanni, D.J. ; Bruce, A.J.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report on the concentration- and pump-dependent lifetimes of the spontaneous emission in Er/sup 3+/-doped fibers and Er/sup 3+/-doped waveguides. In addition, we measure the concentration dependence of the 550-nm fluorescence due to excited state absorption (ESA).<>
Keywords :
erbium; fluorescence; integrated optics; luminescence of inorganic solids; optical fibre testing; optical waveguides; radiative lifetimes; /sup 4/I/sub 13/2/ lifetime; 550 nm; 550-nm fluorescence; Er/sup 3+/-doped fibers; Er/sup 3+/-doped planar waveguides; concentration dependence; excited state absorption; pump-dependent lifetimes; spontaneous emission; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fluorescence; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
