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Optical Gain and Ion-Ion Interactions in Er/Yb Co-Doped Glasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M. Federighi
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC 1 E 7JE, England
A. Malla
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC 1 E 7JE, England
K.-C. Yeo
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC 1 E 7JE, England
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Abstract

We have developed a model of Er/Yb co-doped glasses taking into account upconversion and concentration quenching. We show in this paper that co-doping with Yb does not affect the maximum gain attainable at very high pump power, but significantly enhances the pump efficiency at moderate pump levels.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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