Optical amplification in Nd3+ doped electro-optic lanthanum lead zirconate titanate ceramics

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Near Infrared Broadband Emission and Spectroscopic Properties of Tm3+/Nd3+ Codoped Optical Fiber

“…On account of the emissions contributed from Nd 3+ , the NIR emission spectrum of the Tm 3+ /Nd 3+ codoped fiber was broadened from 1215 to 1515 nm. On the other hand, the Nd 3+ doped fiber showed the emission bands only at 934, 1083 and 1362 nm (Zhang et al, 2006) by exciting at 633 nm. No emission band was observed in the Tm 3+ doped fiber upon pumping at 633 nm.…”

Multifunctional Optical Device With Electrooptic Er$^{3 +}$ and Yb$^{3 +}$ Doped Lanthanum-Modified Lead Zirconate Titanate Ceramic Gain Media

“…The pumping beam was 3.0 mm in diameter and the seed beam 1.0 mm to ensure a good coupling from the pump beam to the seed. The experimental setup used in this work was similar to that described elsewhere in details [14]. Fig.…”

“…In fact, over one decade intensive research and development activities related to ceramic lasers globally [4] have ushered in new players in the laser industry and shaped the laser market [5]. Among others, highly transparent lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate (PLZT, full chemical formula is Pb La (Zr Ti )O ) ceramics doped with RE ions are of interest in various applications, such as building electrooptic (EO) devices [6], [7], solid state lasers [8]- [12], and optical amplifiers [13], [14].…”

“…After introducing RE doped PLZT ceramics into gain medium arsenal [7]- [14], it is natural to step forward to develop multifunctional devices. To this end, some synthetic details and characterization of new EO singly Er -doped, and doubly Er , Yb codoped PLZT ceramics are given in the first part of next section, followed by the designing and implementation of a multifunctional optical device conceived by us, in which optical amplification, attenuation, switching and sinusoidal filtering operations were realized with both singly Er -doped PLZT (Er :PLZT) plates and doubly Er , Yb doped ones by pumping the plates (as gain media) with a diode laser at 970 nm and electrically tuning index of refraction of the same plates (as variable wave plates), cooperatively or respectively.…”

Optoenergy storage, stimulated processes in optical amplification with electro-optic ceramic gain media of Nd3+ doped lanthanum lead zirconate titanate

“…5,6 As the result, the excellent gain profile and single-pass gains were observed in various RE doped PLZT (RE 3þ :PLZT). [5][6][7] More excitingly, lasing action at 1064.4 nm was seen in Nd 3þ :PLZT plates recently in our group. 8 These groundbreaking works have paved a way leading to the implementation of long envisioned multifunctional optical devices, including self Q-switched lasers, zero loss optical filters, and other multifunctional, monolithic, photonic systems.…”