Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
Lecture 8: Laser amplifiers
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Erbium-doped silica fibers<br />
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Er 3+ :silica fiber amplifier is a three-level system.<br />
3<br />
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pump<br />
2<br />
1.55 m<br />
• Pumping at 980 nm using InGaAs laser diodes; a mixture of<br />
homogeneous/inhomogeneous broadening; ~ 5.3 THz<br />
1<br />
• The laser transition can also be directly pumped at 1.48 m by<br />
light from InGaAsP laser diodes – like a quasi-two-level scheme<br />
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