Optical amplification at the 1.31 wavelength

Title: Optical amplification at the 1.31 wavelength

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An optical amplifier operating at the 1.31 .mu.m wavelength for use in such applications as telecommunications, cable television, and computer systems. An optical fiber or other waveguide device is doped with both Tm.sup.3+ and Pr.sup.3+ ions. When pumped by a diode laser operating at a wavelength of 785 nm, energy is transferred from the Tm.sup.3+ ions to the Pr.sup.3+ ions, causing the Pr.sup.3+ ions to amplify at a wavelength of 1.31

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Cockroft, Nigel J ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 1994-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM

OSTI Identifier:: 869162

Patent Number(s):: 5287217

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: optical; amplification; 31; wavelength; amplifier; operating; applications; telecommunications; cable; television; computer; systems; fiber; waveguide; device; doped; tm; pumped; diode; laser; 785; nm; energy; transferred; causing; amplify; optical amplifier; computer systems; optical fiber; diode laser; laser operating; optical amplification; waveguide device; amplifier operating; /359/

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  title        = {Optical amplification at the 1.31 wavelength},

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  abstractNote = {An optical amplifier operating at the 1.31 .mu.m wavelength for use in such applications as telecommunications, cable television, and computer systems. An optical fiber or other waveguide device is doped with both Tm.sup.3+ and Pr.sup.3+ ions. When pumped by a diode laser operating at a wavelength of 785 nm, energy is transferred from the Tm.sup.3+ ions to the Pr.sup.3+ ions, causing the Pr.sup.3+ ions to amplify at a wavelength of 1.31},

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