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| Author(s): |
Librantz, A. F. H.
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Gomes, L.
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Pairier, G.
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Ribeiro, S. J. L.
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Messaddeq, Y.
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Sennaroglu, A
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Fujimoto, JG
;
Terry, JAC
Total Authors: 8
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | MEDICAL IMAGING 2007: PACS AND IMAGING INFORMATICS; v. 6190, p. 9-pg., 2006-01-01. |
| Abstract | |
The population inversion of the Tm3+ in GLKZ glass involved in the 1470 nm emission (H-3(4) -> F-3(4)) as a function of Tb (or Eu) concentration was calculated by computational simulation for a CW laser pumping at 792 mn. These calculations were performed using the experimental Tm -> Tb an Tm -> Eu transfer rates and the spectroscopic parameters of the Tm (0.1 mol %) system. The result shows that 0.2 mol % (Tb3+) and 0.4 mol % of Eu3+ ions propitiate best population inversion of Tm3+ (0.1 mol %) maximizing the amplification coefficient of germanate (GLKZ) glass when operating as laser intensity amplification at 1470 mn. Besides the effective deactivation of the F-3(4) level, the presence of Tb3+ or Eu3+ ions introduce a depopulation of the H-3(4) emitting level by means of a cross relaxation process with Tm3+ ions. In spite of this, the whole effect is verified to be benefic for using Tm-doped GLKZ glass codoped with Tb-3+ or Eu3+ as a suitable material for confectioning optical amplifiers that operates in the S-band for telecommunication. (AU) | |