Evaluation of laser level populations of erbium-doped glasses

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2007-06-01

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dos Santos, Emerson A.
Courrol, Lilia C.
Kassab, Luciana R. P.
Gomes, Laercio
Wetter, Niklaus U.
Vieira, Nilson D.
Ribeiro, Sidney José Lima [UNESP]
Messaddeq, Younes [UNESP]

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Elsevier B.V.

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A simulation of erbium-doped glass systems, which provides population density for the excited states involved in the 1.5 mu m and also for 2.7 mu m emissions when pumped around 980 nm, is presented. To describe the diode pump laser processes, a theoretical model based in a coupled system of differential rate equations was developed. The approach used and the obtained spectroscopic parameters are discussed. The materials under study are two oxide glasses, lead fluoroborate (PbO-PbF2-B2O3), and heavy metal oxide (Bi2O3 PbO-Ga2O3) and a fluoride glass (ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF), all of them doped with Er3+. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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laser, glasses, erbium, fluorescence

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Journal of Luminescence. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 124, n. 2, p. 200-206, 2007.