GB2367684B - A wide band optical amplifier - Google Patents

A wide band optical amplifier

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Publication number
GB2367684B
GB2367684B GB0200448A GB0200448A GB2367684B GB 2367684 B GB2367684 B GB 2367684B GB 0200448 A GB0200448 A GB 0200448A GB 0200448 A GB0200448 A GB 0200448A GB 2367684 B GB2367684 B GB 2367684B
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optical amplifier
wide band
band optical
wide
amplifier
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Inventor
Shaoxiong Shen
Animesh Jha
Mira Naftaly
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University of Leeds
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University of Leeds
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06754—Fibre amplifiers
    • H01S3/06758—Tandem amplifiers
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C3/00—Glass compositions
    • C03C3/12—Silica-free oxide glass compositions
    • C03C3/122—Silica-free oxide glass compositions containing oxides of As, Sb, Bi, Mo, W, V, Te as glass formers
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C4/00—Compositions for glass with special properties
    • C03C4/0071—Compositions for glass with special properties for laserable glass
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    • H01S2301/00—Functional characteristics
    • H01S2301/04—Gain spectral shaping, flattening
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06708—Constructional details of the fibre, e.g. compositions, cross-section, shape or tapering
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06754—Fibre amplifiers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/16—Solid materials
    • H01S3/1601—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion
    • H01S3/1603—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth
    • H01S3/1608—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth erbium
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/16—Solid materials
    • H01S3/1601—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion
    • H01S3/1603—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth
    • H01S3/1611—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth neodymium
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/16—Solid materials
    • H01S3/1601—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion
    • H01S3/1603—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth
    • H01S3/1616—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth thulium
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/16—Solid materials
    • H01S3/17—Solid materials amorphous, e.g. glass
    • H01S3/177—Solid materials amorphous, e.g. glass telluride glass

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
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GB0200448A 1999-06-23 2000-06-23 A wide band optical amplifier Expired - Fee Related GB2367684B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GBGB9914549.2A GB9914549D0 (en) 1999-06-23 1999-06-23 A wide band optical amplifier
PCT/GB2000/002432 WO2001001529A1 (en) 1999-06-23 2000-06-23 A wide band optical amplifier

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GB0200448D0 GB0200448D0 (en) 2002-02-27
GB2367684A GB2367684A (en) 2002-04-10
GB2367684B true GB2367684B (en) 2003-10-22

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WO (1) WO2001001529A1 (en)

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US7525725B2 (en) 2002-03-05 2009-04-28 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Optical amplification module, optical amplifier, optical communication system, and white light source
EP1355392B1 (en) * 2002-03-05 2012-05-09 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Optical amplification module
WO2003077381A2 (en) * 2002-03-08 2003-09-18 Lightwave Electronics Amplifiers and light sources employing s-band erbium-doped fiber and l-band thulium-doped fiber with distributed suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ase)
EP1488548A4 (en) * 2002-03-08 2009-11-11 Lightwave Electronics Communication system and split-band amplifying apparatus using a depressed-profile fiber amplifier
CN1321924C (en) * 2005-10-27 2007-06-20 中国科学院上海光学精密机械研究所 Yb3+/Ce3+/Er3+Codoped oxychloride tellurate glass and preparation method thereof

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JPH03260633A (en) * 1990-03-12 1991-11-20 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Fiber type multiband optical amplifier
US5251062A (en) * 1992-10-15 1993-10-05 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Tellurite glass and fiber amplifier

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JPH03260633A (en) * 1990-03-12 1991-11-20 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Fiber type multiband optical amplifier
US5251062A (en) * 1992-10-15 1993-10-05 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Tellurite glass and fiber amplifier

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Title
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Sept 1998, IEEE, Vol 10, No 9, Yamada et al, pp 1244-1246 *
SPIE Vol 3896, Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Photonic Devices. Nafataly et al, pp 298-305 *

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GB9914549D0 (en) 1999-08-25

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