Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 15, Issue 1, 010601(2017)

Investigation of clustering effects on erbium-doped fiber laser performance

Md. Ziaul Amin and Khurram Karim Qureshi*
Author Affiliations
  • Electrical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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    Energy level diagram of Er3+ and upconversion process[4].
    Forward pump tunable EDFRL configuration.
    Simulation model of forward pump tunable EDFRL.
    Simulation model for determining EDF absorption coefficient[18].
    EDFRL performance with a doping concentration of 300 ppm.
    EDFRL performance with 600 ppm doping concentration.
    EDF absorption characteristics.
    Comparative EDFL performance analysis with different ion concentrations.
    • Table 1. Simulation Parameters for EDFRL Performance Evaluation

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      Table 1. Simulation Parameters for EDFRL Performance Evaluation

      ParametersValue
      Pump power100 mW
      Pump wavelength980 nm
      Erbium ion concentration300 and 600 ppm
      Erbium metastable lifetime10 ms
      Fiber core radius1.8 μm
      Erbium doping radius1.6 μm
      Numerical aperture0.32
      EDF length13 m
      HUC Coefficient15×10(24)m3/s
      Ions per cluster2, 6 and 10
      Relative number of clusters10%
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Aug. 1, 2016

    Accepted: Nov. 11, 2016

    Published Online: Jul. 26, 2018

    The Author Email: Khurram Karim Qureshi (kqureshi@kfupm.edu.sa)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201715.010601

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