Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 13, Issue 1, 54(2017)

Enhanced 1.32 μm fluorescence and broadband amplifying for O-band optical amplifier in Nd3+-doped tellurite glass

Zi-zhong ZHOU, Ming-han ZHOU, Xiu-e SU, Pan CHENG, and Ya-xun ZHOU*
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  • College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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    WO3oxides with relatively high phonon energy and different concentrations were introduced into the Nd3+-doped tellurite- based glasses of TeO2-ZnO-Na2O to improve the 1.32 μm band fluorescence emission. The absorption spectra, Raman spectra, 1.32 μm band fluorescence spectra and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) curves were measured, together with the Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters, stimulated emission and gain parameters were calculated to evaluate the effects of WO3amount on the glass structure and spectroscopic properties of 1.32 μm band fluorescence. It is shown that the introduction of an appropriate amount of WO3oxide can effectively improve the 1.32 μm band fluorescence intensity through the enhanced multi-phonon relaxation (MPR) processes between the excited levels of Nd3+. The results indicate that the prepared Nd3+-doped tellurite glass with an appropriate amount of WO3oxide is a potential gain medium applied for the O-band broad and high-gain fiber amplifier.

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    ZHOU Zi-zhong, ZHOU Ming-han, SU Xiu-e, CHENG Pan, ZHOU Ya-xun. Enhanced 1.32 μm fluorescence and broadband amplifying for O-band optical amplifier in Nd3+-doped tellurite glass[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2017, 13(1): 54

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Nov. 29, 2016

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 13, 2018

    The Author Email: Ya-xun ZHOU (zhouyaxun@nbu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-017-6260-1

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