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为进一步揭示硫系玻璃基掺Er3+微结构光纤对于中红外波段信号的放大特性, 采用熔融淬火法研制了Er3+离子掺杂的Ga5Ge20Sb10S65硫系玻璃, 测试了玻璃样品的吸收光谱和2.7 m波段荧光光谱, 利用Judd-Ofelt和Futchbauer-Ladenburg理论分别计算得到了Er3+离子的辐射跃迁概率、辐射寿命以及2.7 m波段受激发射截面. 在此基础上, 建立了一个980 nm抽运下该玻璃基掺Er3+微结构光纤2.7 m波段中红外信号的放大模型, 理论上研究了其作为2.7 m波段中红外信号增益介质时的光放大特性. 结果显示, 硫系玻璃基掺Er3+微结构光纤具有优异的高增益和宽带放大品性. 在200 mW抽运功率激励下的100 cm光纤长度上, 最大小信号增益超过了40 dB, 高于30 dB信号增益的放大带宽达到了120 nm (26962816 nm). 研究表明, Ga5Ge20Sb10S65硫系玻璃基掺Er3+微结构光纤是一种理想的可应用于2.7 m波段中红外宽带放大器的增益介质.In order to demonstrate the characteristics of chalcogenide glass Er3+-doped microstructured optical fiber (MOF) amplifying the mid-infrared band signal, Er3+-doped Ga5Ge20Sb10S65 chalcogenide glass is prepared with high temperature melt-quenching method. The absorption spectrum and 2.7 m band fluorescence spectrum of glass sample are measured, and the spectroscopic parameters such as radiative transition probability, radiative lifetime and 2.7 m band stimulated emission cross-section of Er3+ ion are calculated and analyzed according to the Judd-Ofelt and Futchbauer-Ladenburg theories. The 2.7 m band mid-infrared signal amplifying model of Ga5Ge20Sb10S65 chalcogenide glass Er3+-doped MOF under the excitation of 980 nm is presented, and the amplifying characteristics of 2.7 m-band mid-infrared signals for chalcogenide glass Er3+-doped MOF are investigated theoretically. The results show that the chalcogenide glass Er3+-doped MOF exhibits a higher signal gain and very broad gain spectrum: its maximal gain of small signal exceeds 40 dB and amplifying bandwidth of higher than 30 dB gain reaches about 120 nm (26962816 nm) for a 100 cm long chalcogenide glass erbium-doped MOF with a pump power of 200 mW. The theoretical studies indicate that the Ga5Ge20Sb10S65 chalcogenide glass Er3+-doped MOF is an excellent gain medium which can be applied to broadband amplifiers in the mid-infrared wavelength region.







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