Research

 

On polarization of the fluorescence in erbium-doped fibers

 

L. O. Martínez-Martínez, E. Hernández-Hernández, and S. Stepanov

 

Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana, No. 3918, Zona Playitas, 22860, Ensenada, BC, México. e-mail: lomartin@cicese.edu.mx.

 

Received 15 January 2013
Accepted 18 February 2013

 

Abstract

Theoretical evaluations of polarization degree of the fluorescence excited in erbium doped fibers (EDF) dependence on the excitation light power are presented. In calculations we use the model of randomly oriented and not interacting Er³⁺ ions. Assumption of the reduced optical anisotropy of the individual ions (with the absorption/emission cross-sections described with the ellipsoids) is shown to be necessary to get a reasonable agreement with the existing experimental data. Similar values of the anisotropy parameters (0.6-0.7) are also utilized to explain the experimental data on polarization hole burning in EDF earlier.

Keywords: Erbium doped fibers; polarization hole burning; fluorescence.

 

PACS: 42.81.-i; 32.50.+d

 

DESCARGAR ARTÍCULO EN FORMATO PDF

 

References

1. G. P. Agrawal, "Fiber-optic Communication Systems" (John Wiley & Sons, N.Y., 1997).         [ Links ]

2. P. C. Becker, N. A. Olsson, and J. R. Simpson, "Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers: Fundamentals and Technology" (Academic, San Diego, 1999).         [ Links ]

3. M. J. F. Digonnet ed. "Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded" (Marcel Dekker,N.Y.,2001).         [ Links ]

4. E. Delavaque, T. Georges, M. Monerie, and P. Lamouler, and J. F. Bayon, IEEE Phot. Technol. Lett. 5 (1983) 73-75.         [ Links ]

5. J. L. Philipsen and A. Bjarklev, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33 (1997) 845-854.         [ Links ]

6. J. L. Philipsen, J. Broeng, A. Bjarklev, S. Helmfrid, D. Bremberg, B. Jaskorzynska, and B. Palsdottir, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 35 (1999) 1741-1749.         [ Links ]

7. D. Khoptyar, J. Gierschner, and H.-J. Egelhaaf "Migration assisted nonlinear quenching in random media"" JOSA B 24 (2007) 1527-1534.         [ Links ]

8. S. Stepanov, J. Phys.D41 (2008) 224002.         [ Links ]

9. M. D. Feuer, IEEE Phot. Tech. Lett. 10 (1998) 1587-1589.         [ Links ]

10. S. A. Havstad, B. Fischer, A. E. Willner, and M. G. Wickham, Opt. Lett. 24 (1999) 1466-1468.         [ Links ]

11 . M. Horowitz, R. Daisy, B. Fischer, and J. Zyskind, Electron. Lett. 30 (1994) 648-649.         [ Links ]

12. R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, L. Reekie, A. C. Trooper, and D. C. Hanna, Opt. Lett. 22 (1997) 41-43.         [ Links ]

13. S. Stepanov, F. Perez Cota, A. Nuríez Quintero, and P. Rodríguez Montero, J. of Holography and Speckle 5 (2009) 303-309.         [ Links ]

14. J. López Rivera, M. Plata Sánchez, A. Miridonov, and S. Stepanov, Opt. Express 21 (2013) 4280-4290.         [ Links ]

15. S. Stepanov and M. Plata Sánchez, Phys. Rev. A 80 (2009) 053830.         [ Links ]

16. V. P. Lebedev and A. K. Przhevuskii, Sov. Phys. Solid State 19 (1977) 1389-1391.         [ Links ]

17. A. S. Rokhmin, N. V. Nikanorov, A. K. Przhevuskii, A. V. Chukharev, and A. M. Ul'yashenko, Optics and Spectrosc. 96 (2004) 203-209.         [ Links ]

18. L. O. Martínez-Martínez, E. Hernández-Hernández, S. Stepanov "Fluorescence depolarization in erbium-doped fibers excited in 1490-1570 nm spectral range"" Proc. of Frontiers in Optics (2011) Conference, paper FMN5.         [ Links ]

19. S. Stepanov and C. Mmez Santiago, Opt. Commun. 264 (2006) 105-115.         [ Links ]

20. A. E. Siegman, "Lasers" (University Science Books, Sausalito, 1986).         [ Links ]

21. R. C. Powell, "Physics of Solid-State Laser Materials" (Springer, N.Y., 1998).         [ Links ]

22. P. P. Feofilov, "The physical basis of polarized emission: polarized luminescence ofatoms, molecules, and crystals" (Consultants Bureau, N.Y. 1961).         [ Links ]

23. P. Wysocki and V. Mazurczyk, J. Lightwave Technol. 14 (1996) 572-584.         [ Links ]

24. J. L. Wagener, D. G. Falquier, M. J. F. Digonnet, and H. J. Shaw, J. Lightwave Technol. 16 (1998) 200-206.         [ Links ]

25. S. Stepanov and E. Hernandez, Opt. Lett. 30 (2005) 1926-1928.         [ Links ]