Modeling of resonantly pumped mid-infrared Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifier with different pumping schemes

Shen, M.; Furniss, David; Tang, Z.; Barney, Emma R.; S�jka, L.; Sujecki, S.; Benson, Trevor M.; Seddon, Angela B.

Abstract

We propose a model for resonantly pumped Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifiers which includes excited state absorption and the full spectral amplified spontaneous emission spanning from 2 μm to 6 μm. Based on this model, the observed near- and mid-infrared photoluminescence generated from Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber is explained. Then the output properties of a 4.1 μm resonantly pumped Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifier are simulated in both co- and counter-pumping schemes. Results show that the 4.1 μm counter-pumped fiber amplifier can achieve a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of over 62.8 % for signal wavelengths ranging from 4.5 μm to 5.3 μm. This is, to our best knowledge, the highest simulated PCE for a Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifier.

Citation

Shen, M., Furniss, D., Tang, Z., Barney, E. R., Sójka, L., Sujecki, S., Benson, T. M., & Seddon, A. B. (2018). Modeling of resonantly pumped mid-infrared Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifier with different pumping schemes. Optics Express, 26(18), 23641-23660, 023641. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.023641

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 31, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Aug 29, 2018
• Publication Date: Sep 3, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jun 14, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 29, 2018
• Journal: Optics Express
• Electronic ISSN: 1094-4087
• Publisher: Optical Society of America
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 18
• Article Number: 023641
• Pages: 23641-23660
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.023641
• Keywords: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/935994
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• Contract Date: Jun 14, 2018