Optical amplifier operating at 1.3 microns useful for telecommunications and based on dysprosium-doped metal chloride host materials
Abstract
Dysprosium-doped metal chloride materials offer laser properties advantageous for use as optical amplifiers in the 1.3 {micro}m telecommunications fiber optic network. The upper laser level is characterized by a millisecond lifetime, the host material possesses a moderately low refractive index, and the gain peak occurs near 1.31 {micro}m. Related halide materials, including bromides and iodides, are also useful. The Dy{sup 3+}-doped metal chlorides can be pumped with laser diodes and yield 1.3 {micro}m signal gain levels significantly beyond those currently available. 9 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 563702
- Patent Number(s):
- 5694500
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-546,851
- Assignee:
- Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 2 Dec 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; LASER MATERIALS; DOPED MATERIALS; DYSPROSIUM IONS; FIBER OPTICS; USES; COMMUNICATIONS; CHLORIDES; OPTICAL PUMPING
Citation Formats
Page, R H, Schaffers, K I, Payne, S A, Krupke, W F, and Beach, R J. Optical amplifier operating at 1.3 microns useful for telecommunications and based on dysprosium-doped metal chloride host materials. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Page, R H, Schaffers, K I, Payne, S A, Krupke, W F, & Beach, R J. Optical amplifier operating at 1.3 microns useful for telecommunications and based on dysprosium-doped metal chloride host materials. United States.
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author = {Page, R H and Schaffers, K I and Payne, S A and Krupke, W F and Beach, R J},
abstractNote = {Dysprosium-doped metal chloride materials offer laser properties advantageous for use as optical amplifiers in the 1.3 {micro}m telecommunications fiber optic network. The upper laser level is characterized by a millisecond lifetime, the host material possesses a moderately low refractive index, and the gain peak occurs near 1.31 {micro}m. Related halide materials, including bromides and iodides, are also useful. The Dy{sup 3+}-doped metal chlorides can be pumped with laser diodes and yield 1.3 {micro}m signal gain levels significantly beyond those currently available. 9 figs.},
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