Upconversion green fiber amplifier

Author

Mejia B., E. ; Senin, A. ; Eden, J.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Champaign, IL, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

July 30 2001-Aug. 1 2001

Abstract

We demonstrate a technique which takes advantage of the high wavelength stability and single line characteristics of an atomic source, as well as the attractive characteristics of rare earth-doped fibers as visible amplifiers. In these experiments, small signal gains up to 12 dB were measured. Also, more than 3 mW of amplified signal was obtained when injecting 0.6 mW into the fiber.

Keywords

aluminium compounds; barium compounds; fluorescence; holmium; lanthanum compounds; laser transitions; optical fibre amplifiers; sodium compounds; zirconium compounds; 0.6 mW; 12 dB; 3 mW; ZBLAN:Ho; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Ho; amplified signal; high wavelength stability; rare earth-doped visible light emitting fiber amplifiers; single line characteristics; small signal gains; upconversion green fiber amplifier; Electrons; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser stability; Optical computing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Probes; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications/Ultraviolet and Blue Lasers and Their Applications/Ultralong Haul DWDM Transmission and Networking/WDM Components, 2001. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topica

Conference_Location

Copper Mountain, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7100-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2001.941922

Filename

941922