B. I. Galagan, B. I. Denker, V. V. Motsartov, V. V. Osiko, S. E. Sverchkov, “Erbium-sensitised glasses for praseodymium fibre laser amplifiers operating at λ = 1.3 μm”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1996, Volume 23, Number 2,Pages <nobr>109

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Erbium-sensitised glasses for praseodymium fibre laser amplifiers operating at λ = 1.3 μm

B. I. Galagan, B. I. Denker, V. V. Motsartov, V. V. Osiko, S. E. Sverchkov

A. M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: A new medium for praseodymium fibre optical amplifiers is proposed: it is barium – indium – gallium – thorium fluoride glass sensitised with erbium and ytterbium.

PACS: 42.55.Wd, 42.60.Da, 42.70.Hj

Received: 01.01.1996