DocumentCode
2722404
Title
Absorption and emission cross sections for erbuim doped silica glass
Author
Foster, S. ; Tikhomirov, A.
Author_Institution
Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA
fYear
2008
fDate
7-10 July 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Recent literature has suggested that the McCumber relation relating laser emission and absorption cross-sections is not valid for erbium:glass. We present a theoretical and experimental defence of the McCumber relation for erbium doped fibre.
Keywords
erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; optical glass; McCumber relation; SiO2JkJk:Er; absorption cross-section; erbium doped fibre; erbium doped silica glass; laser emission; Absorption; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gain measurement; Glass; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical fibers; Silicon compounds; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location
Sydney
Print_ISBN
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-85825-807-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610376
Filename
4610376
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