Characterization of the 4F3/2 ? 4I9/2 Transition in Nd-doped Silica Fiber for Amplification in the 940 nm Water Vapor Absorption Band

Peter D. Dragic; Liesl M. Little; George C. Papen

Characterization of the ⁴F_3/2 ? ⁴I9/2 Transition in Nd-doped Silica Fiber for Amplification in the 940 nm Water Vapor Absorption Band

Peter D. Dragic
, Liesl M. Little
, George C. Papen

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Abstract

The measurement of atmospheric water vapor in the 940 nm absorption band may be accomplished using sources based on the ⁴F_3/2? ⁴I9/2 transition in Nd-doped fiber amplifiers. We report initial experimental results on the effects co-dopants have on the characteristics of this transition in Nd-doped fiber, present modeled and experimental performance of a fiber amplifier, and discuss the trade-offs in designing efficient, fiber-based amplifiers that operate in die 940 nm region.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, OAA 1997
Publisher	Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
Pages	186-188
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	1557525056
State	Published - 1997
Event	8th Topical Meeting on Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, OAA 1997 - Victoria, Canada Duration: Jul 21 1997 → …

Publication series

Name	Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-2701

Conference

Conference	8th Topical Meeting on Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, OAA 1997
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Victoria
Period	07/21/97 → …

Funding

The authors would like to thank the Andrew Corporation, the Polaroid Corporation, and the National Optics Institute (INO) of Canada for their generous donations of Nd-doped fiber. We would also like to thank Dr. Francois Chenard of INO for several enlightening discussions. Pete Dragic is supported by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Graduate Student Researchers Program. The authors would like to thank the A n b Corporation, the Polaroid Corporation, and the National Optics Institute (INO) of Canada for their generous donations of Nd-doped fiber. We would also like to thank Dr. Francois Chenard of INO for several enlightening discussions. Pete Dragic is supported by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Gmduate Student Researchers Program.

Keywords

Fiber optics sources and detectors
Fluorescence and luminescence
Spectroscopy
Water vapor

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Dragic, PD, Little, LM & Papen, GC 1997, Characterization of the ⁴F_3/2 ? ⁴I9/2 Transition in Nd-doped Silica Fiber for Amplification in the 940 nm Water Vapor Absorption Band. in Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, OAA 1997. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), pp. 186-188, 8th Topical Meeting on Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, OAA 1997, Victoria, Canada, 07/21/97.

Characterization of the ⁴F_3/2 ? ⁴I9/2 Transition in Nd-doped Silica Fiber for Amplification in the 940 nm Water Vapor Absorption Band. / Dragic, Peter D.; Little, Liesl M.; Papen, George C.
Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, OAA 1997. Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), 1997. p. 186-188 (Optics InfoBase Conference Papers).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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