Title :
Simple method for direct measurement of inversion and gain/loss spectra in laser iterbium/erbium glasses
Author :
Aseev, Vladimir A. ; Nikonorov, Nikolay V. ; Przhevuskii, Alexander K. ; Rokhmin, Alexei S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Fine Mech. & Opt.
Abstract :
In this paper, we report a simple method for direct measurement of gain/loss spectra and the determination of the population of excited metastable level in bulk samples of Yb/Er-laser glasses prepared in laboratory conditions. The method is convenient for investigation of gain/loss spectra for different glass compositions and hosts
Keywords :
erbium; infrared spectra; optical glass; population inversion; solid lasers; ytterbium; Yb-Er; Yb/Er-laser glasses bulk samples; excited metastable level; gain-loss spectra direct measurement; laser iterbium-erbium glasses; population inversion measurement; Absorption; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Gain measurement; Glass; Loss measurement; Metastasis; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers, 2003. Proceedings of CAOL 2003. First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Alushta, Crimea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7948-9
DOI :
10.1109/CAOL.2003.1251308
