Abstract
The possibility of developing 1.6□m band optical amplifiers was investigated using the emission from the Ho3+-doped chalcogenide glasses. Selenide and sulfide glasses with a low vibrational phonon energy were used as host materials. The maximum Ho3+ concentration in the glasses was 0.08mol % due to the cross relaxation process. Tb3+ co-doping reduced the lifetimes of the Ho3+: 5I7 level and thereby, provided opportunities for the population inversion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 70-74 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 5061 |
State | Published - 2002 |
Event | International Symposium on Photonic Glass (ISPG 2002) - Shanghai, China Duration: 14 Oct 2002 → 17 Oct 2002 |