Optical amplifier operating at 1.3 microns useful for telecommunications and based on dysprosium-doped metal chloride host materials

Page, Ralph H; Schaffers, Kathleen I; Payne, Stephen A; Krupke, William F; Beach, Raymond J

Title: 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:

Page, Ralph H ^[1]; Schaffers, Kathleen I ^[2]; Payne, Stephen A ^[3]; Krupke, William F ^[2]; Beach, Raymond J ^[4]

San Ramon, CA
Pleasanton, CA
Castro Valley, CA
Livermore, CA

Issue Date:: 1997-01-01

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):: 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

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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
H01S3/16 - Solid materials
H01S3/094092 - {Upconversion pumping}
H01S3/1606 - {dysprosium}
H01S3/094096 - {Multi-wavelength pumping}

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
G02B6/102 - {for infra-red and ultra-violet radiation}

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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/

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                    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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                    Page, Ralph H, Schaffers, Kathleen I, Payne, Stephen A, Krupke, William F, & Beach, Raymond 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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                    Page, Ralph H, Schaffers, Kathleen I, Payne, Stephen A, Krupke, William F, and Beach, Raymond J. Wed .  
        "Optical amplifier operating at 1.3 microns useful for telecommunications and based on dysprosium-doped metal chloride host materials".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871262.

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  title        = {Optical amplifier operating at 1.3 microns useful for telecommunications and based on dysprosium-doped metal chloride host materials},

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  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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Optical Properties of Dysprosium-Doped Low-Phonon-Energy Glasses for a Potential 1.3 mum Optical Amplifier journal, November 1995

Optical Properties of Dysprosium-Doped Low-Phonon-Energy Glasses for a Potential 1.3 mum Optical Amplifier
journal, November 1995