Optical microsphere amplification system
Optics Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 21, pp. 3197-3199 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.003197
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Abstract
We demonstrated a compact optical amplification system using a fiber taper and rare-earth-doped microsphere. Both the signal and pump beams were injected into the microsphere via the fiber taper to increase the spatial matching between two whispering gallery modes. As the pump power was increased, the resonance dip in the transmission spectra due to intrinsic attenuation in the microsphere became filled and then transited to the resonance gain peak. An amplification factor of up to 2.5 was realized with a microsphere of
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OCIS Codes
(230.5750) Optical devices : Resonators
(230.4480) Optical devices : Optical amplifiers
ToC Category:
Optical Devices
History
Original Manuscript: July 10, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: September 25, 2007
Published: October 26, 2007
Citation
Kouki Totsuka and Makoto Tomita, "Optical microsphere amplification system," Opt. Lett. 32, 3197-3199 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-32-21-3197
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