Title :
Photon echoes in an amplifying rare-earth ion-doped crystal
Author :
Crozatier, V. ; Gorju, G. ; Bretenaker, F. ; Le Gouët, J.L. ; Lorgeré, I. ; Baldit, E. ; Bencheikh, K.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Aime Cotton, CNRS, Orsay, France
Abstract :
In this contribution, we report on what is believed to be the first experimental demonstration of photon echoes in an amplifying rare-earth ion-doped crystal and highlighted the advantages of the process. It considerably improves the diffraction efficiency and the echo power in single shot, up to a factor 3 in our relatively low optical density sample.
Keywords :
energy states; erbium; optical materials; photon echo; yttrium compounds; Y2SiO5:Er; diffraction efficiency; echo power; energy level diagram; optical density sample; photon echoes; rare-earth ion-doped crystal; Distributed feedback devices; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567949
