Photon avalanche in Er:ZBLAN fibre pumped at 690nm
- 15 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 30 (19) , 1602-1603
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19941075
Abstract
A new photon avalanche mechanism has been observed in Er:ZBLAN fibre when pumped at 700 nm; this pump scheme corresponds to the excited state absorptions from 4I13/2 and 4I11/2. Experimental results of pump power dependence and build-up process are reported.Keywords
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