Glass-clad Cr4+:YAG crystal fiber for the generation of superwideband amplified spontaneous emission

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作者
Lo, CY [1 ]
Huang, KY [1 ]
Chen, JC [1 ]
Tu, SY [1 ]
Huang, SL [1 ]
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[1] Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Inst Electroopt Engn, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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10.1364/OL.29.000439
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Glass-clad Cr4+:YAG crystal fiber is demonstrated by a codrawing laser-heated pedestal growth method. As much as 2.45 mW of superwideband amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) is generated in the optical fiber communication band with a 3-dB width of 240 nm. The simulation indicates that the ASE power could be in excess of 20 dBm for a 5-mum-diameter core at a pump power of 2.5 W. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.
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