Blue avalanche upconversion in Tm:ZBLAN fiber

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 926-934

  Guy, S ^a,c   Shepherd, D P ^a   Joubert, M F ^a   Jacquier, B ^b   Poignant, H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b ORANGE LABS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009616129     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000926     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. S. G. Grubb, K. W. Bennett, R. S. Cannon, and W. F. Humer, "Cw room-temperature blue upconversion fibre laser," Electron. Lett. 28, 1243-1244 (1992).
2. P. R. Barber, C. J. Mackechnie, R. D. T. Lauder, H. M. Pask, A. C. Tropper, D. C. Hanna, S. D. Butterworth, M. J. McCarthy, J.-L. Archambault, and L. Reekie, "All solid state blue room temperature thulium-doped upconversion fiber laser," in Compact Blue-Green Lasers, Vol. 1 of 1994 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, Washington, D.C., 1994), paper CFA3.
3. 3+ fluorozirconate fiber," Opt. Lett. 19, 1982-1984 (1994).
4. 4," Appl. Phys. Lett. 60, 2592-2594 (1992).
5. E. W. J. L. Oomen and E. J. Lous, "A material and device study for obtaining a blue upconversion fibre laser," Philips J. Res. 46, 157-198 (1992).
6. M. F. Joubert, S. Guy, and B. Jacquier, "Model of the photon-avalanche effect," Phys. Rev. B 48, 10,031-10,037 (1993).
7. S. Guy, M. F. Joubert, B. Jacquier, and C. Linarès, "Blue avalanche upconversion in YAG:Tm," Rad. Effects Defects Solids 133-134, 563-566 (1995).
8. S. Guy, M. F. Joubert, and B. Jacquier, "Blue upconverted fluorescence via photon-avalanche pumping in YAG:Tm," Phys. Status Solidi B 183, K33-K36 (1994).
9. 3+-doped ZBLAN glasses," J. Non-Cryst. Solids 140, 150-152 (1992); "Upconversion of red light into blue light in thulium doped fluorozirconate glasses," J. Lumin. 50, 317-332 (1992).
10. 3+-doped ZBLAN glasses," J. Non-Cryst. Solids 140, 150-152 (1992); "Upconversion of red light into blue light in thulium doped fluorozirconate glasses," J. Lumin. 50, 317-332 (1992).
11. 3+ dans differents materiaux," Ph.D. dissertation (Université Lyon I, Villeurbenne, France, 1995).
12. Y. Chen and F. Auzel, "Spatial domains in avalanche pumped Er:ZBLAN fibre," Electron. Lett. 30, 323-324 (1994).
13. 3+-doped BIGa-ZYTZn glass," J. Non-Cryst. Solids 184, 98-102 (1995).
14. G. S. Feller, B. Srinavasan, S. G. Grubb, I. J. Booth, and R. K. Jain, "Compact blue upconversion fiber laser pumped by a diode-pumpable Raman fiber laser," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Vol. 9 of 1996 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, Washington, D.C., 1996), paper CFJ2.
15. D. C. Hanna, R. M. Percival, I. R. Perry, R. G. Smart, J. E. Townsend, and A. C. Tropper, "Frequency upconversion in Tm- and Yb:Tm-doped silica fibers," Opt. Commun. 78, 187-194 (1990).