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 .mu.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 .mu.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 .mu.m signal gain levels significantly beyond those currently available.
- Inventors:
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- San Ramon, CA
- Pleasanton, CA
- Castro Valley, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871262
- Patent Number(s):
- 5694500
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- optical; amplifier; operating; microns; useful; telecommunications; based; dysprosium-doped; metal; chloride; host; materials; offer; laser; properties; advantageous; amplifiers; fiber; optic; network; upper; level; characterized; millisecond; lifetime; material; possesses; moderately; refractive; index; peak; occurs; near; 31; related; halide; including; bromides; iodides; -doped; chlorides; pumped; diodes; yield; signal; levels; significantly; currently; available; optical amplifier; metal chlorides; currently available; laser diodes; metal chloride; fiber optic; laser diode; refractive index; host material; optical amplifiers; microns useful; chloride material; host materials; amplifier operating; dysprosium-doped metal; /385/359/372/
Citation Formats
Page, Ralph H, Schaffers, Kathleen I, Payne, Stephen A, Krupke, William F, and Beach, Raymond 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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author = {Page, Ralph H and Schaffers, Kathleen I and Payne, Stephen A and Krupke, William F and Beach, Raymond J},
abstractNote = {Dysprosium-doped metal chloride materials offer laser properties advantageous for use as optical amplifiers in the 1.3 .mu.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 .mu.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 .mu.m signal gain levels significantly beyond those currently available.},
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