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Title

Energy transfer processes related to the S-Band transition in Tm3+ doped silica fibres

Author(s)

Simpson, D. A.;  Baxter, G. W.;  Collins, S. F.;  Gibbs, W. E. Keith;  Blanc, W.;  ; 

Abstract

An energy transfer up-conversion process is observed in thulium-doped alumino-silicate fibres for Tm2O3 concentrations as low as 35 ppm-mol. This important mechanism to the 1470-nm gain band efficiency is studied with a simple model.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences

Source

Proceedings of the 31st European Conference on Optical Communication, Glasgow, Scotland, 25-29 September 2005, Vol. 3, pp. 759-760

Publication year

2005

Publisher

Institution of Electrical Engineers

ISBN

086341589X

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp:20050708

Peer reviewed