Spectral-hole burning in erbium-doped silica and fluoride fibers

J.W. Sulhoff, Ashutosh Srivastava, C. Wolf, Yufa Sun, J.L. Zyskind

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 1997 · 49 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

Room-temperature (RT) spectral-hole burning (SHB) in erbium-doped silica and fluoride fibers is investigated and compared. SHB in a fluoride fiber is less strong than in a silica fiber and the hole widths are much wider indicating less inhomogeneity.

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