Title :
Measuring a radiative recombination current in an optically pumped gain medium
Author :
Thomas, R. ; Smowton, P.M. ; Blood, P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK
Abstract :
An analytical technique for determining the radiative current in optically pumped gain media is presented. A means of seperately identifying the effects of gain compression and pump non-uniformities in amplified spontaneous emission spectra is introduced.
Keywords :
optical materials; optical pumping; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission spectra; analytical technique; gain compression; optically pumped gain media; pump nonuniformities; radiative recombination current; Current measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical variables measurement; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
