Abstract:Abstract:The authors have constructed a 4 metre length thulium-doped ZBLAN fibre amplifier optically pumped at 0.8 mm by a tuneable Ti : Sapphire and at 1.06 mm by an Nd 3þ : YAG laser. The authors obtained 12.5 dB for small-signal gain at 60 mW for the two pumps' optical power. The behaviour of the amplifier has been analysed with the optical power of the signal approaching the saturation condition (25 dBm) and at different wavelengths for the Ti : Sapphire pump laser. A model was developed for the optimisati… Show more
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