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The Role of Glass Composition in the Performance of Er3+-, Nd3+-, and Pr3+-Doped Fiber Amplifiers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

W. J. Miniscalco ,
B. Pedersen ,
S. Zemon ,
B. A. Thompson ,
G. Lambert ,
B. T. Hall ,
R. C. Folweiler ,
T. Wei ,
M. L. Dakss  and
L. J. Andrews
W. J. Miniscalco
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
B. Pedersen
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Electromagnetics Institute, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
S. Zemon
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
B. A. Thompson
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
G. Lambert
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
B. T. Hall
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
R. C. Folweiler
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
T. Wei
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
M. L. Dakss
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
L. J. Andrews
Affiliation:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254
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Abstract

The role of glass composition is examined theoretically and experimentally for fiber amplifiers. Simple analysis procedures can be used to set limits on performance and identify more favorable glass types for detailed investigation.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 244: Symposium J – Optical Waveguide Materials , 1991 , 221
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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