发明名称 |
Double-clad optical fiber and fiber amplifier |
摘要 |
<p>A fiber amplifier comprises an amplifying double-clad fiber (DCF). The fiber has a core having a first refractive index, an inner cladding surrounding the core and having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index and an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding. The core is doped with Erbium (Er) and co-doped with Ytterbium (Yb), and further co-doped with Cerium (Ce). The Ytterbium (Yb) enables pump energy transfer from Ytterbium (Yb) ions being in the excited state to Erbium (Er) ions being in the ground state (<4>I15/2). The Cerium enables a resonant energy transfer between the Erbium (Er) excited state (<4>I11/2)and Cerium (Ce) ground state (<4>F7/2). This leads to a lower population of the Erbium <4>I11/2 state and thereby increases energy transfer from Ytterbium to Erbium. <IMAGE></p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1241744(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.09.18 |
申请号 |
EP20010440062 |
申请日期 |
2001.03.12 |
申请人 |
ALCATEL |
发明人 |
BAYART, DOMINIQUE;LEPLINGARD, FLORENCE;GASCA, LAURENT |
分类号 |
H01S3/067;H01S3/16;(IPC1-7):H01S3/067 |
主分类号 |
H01S3/067 |
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