Title :
Erbium-doped zirconia waveguides: transition probabilities
Author :
Schermer, R. ; Berglund, W. ; Johnson, J.M. ; Gopinath, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Minnesota Univ., USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. In this paper lifetimes and quantum efficiencies have been predicted for erbium-doped zirconia glass. These results show that zirconia waveguides should be pumped at 1480 nm for efficient optical amplifiers and lasers.
Keywords :
erbium; laser transitions; optical glass; probability; solid lasers; stimulated emission; waveguide lasers; 1480 nm; ZrO/sub 2/:Er; erbium-doped zirconia glass waveguide lasers; lifetimes; optical amplifiers; quantum efficiencies; solid lasers; transition probability lifetimes; zirconia waveguides; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034282
