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On the laser frequency upconversion from 1313nm to 780nm in the Er3+-doped and Er3+/Yb3+-doped germanosilicate single-mode optical fibers

  • Wei Hu
  • , Dongfeng Liu
  • , Guofu Chen
  • , Xianhua Wang
  • , Xun Hou
  • CAS - Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics

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Abstract

The frequency upconversion of a 1313nm Nd:YLF laser pulse to 780nm through the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) in the Er3+-doped and Er3+/Yb3+-doped GeO2/SiO2 single-mode optical fibers pumped by a CW mode-locked (CW+ML) laser or a Q-switched mode-locked (QS+ML) laser was observed respectively. It was found that the emission at 780nm corresponds to 4I9/2 -4I15/2 transition, and its pumping mechanism is accomplished by a first step resonant two-photon absorption to 4F9/2 state, followed by a fast nonradiative relaxation to 4I9/2 state. The conversion efficiency pumped by the CW+ML laser is higher than the one pumped by the QS QS+ML laser with the peak laser power being several hundred times higher.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)925-928
Number of pages4
JournalZhongguo Jiguang/Chinese Journal of Lasers
Volume23
Issue number10
StatePublished - Oct 1996
Externally publishedYes

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