Title :
Rare-earth-doped selenide glass optical sources
Author :
Shaw, L.B. ; Cole, B. ; Schaafsma, D.T. ; Harbison, B.B. ; Sanghera, J.S. ; Aggarwal, I.D.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have discussed the applicability of rare-earth-doped selenide glasses for mid-IR laser, superfluorescent, and fiber sources. The feasibility of these glasses as phosphor sources for chemical sensing has been demonstrated.
Keywords :
chemical sensors; fibre lasers; infrared spectroscopy; measurement by laser beam; optical glass; spectrochemical analysis; spectroscopic light sources; superradiance; IR sources; IR spectroscopy; chemical sensing; fiber laser sources; mid-IR laser; phosphor sources; rare-earth-doped selenide glass optical sources; rare-earth-doped selenide glasses; spectroscopic light sources; superfluorescent light sources; Chemical lasers; Chemical sensors; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Glass; Laser transitions; Layout; Optical sensors; Phosphors; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676439
