Polymer-Optical-Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers Doped with Organic Dyes

Polymer optical fibers (POFs) doped with organic dyes can be used to make efficient lasers and amplifiers due to the high gains achievable in short distances. This paper analyzes the peculiarities of light amplification in POFs through some experimental data and a computational model capable of carr...

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Autores: Arrue Aramburu, Juan Antonio, Jiménez Hernández, Felipe, Ayesta Ereño, Igor, Illarramendi Leturia, María Asunción, Zubia Zaballa, Joseba Andoni
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/11584
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/11584
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:polymer optical fiber
amplifier
laser
dye distribution
numerical aperture
rhodamine B
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS
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Sumario:Polymer optical fibers (POFs) doped with organic dyes can be used to make efficient lasers and amplifiers due to the high gains achievable in short distances. This paper analyzes the peculiarities of light amplification in POFs through some experimental data and a computational model capable of carrying out both power and spectral analyses. We investigate the emission spectral shifts and widths and on the optimum signal wavelength and pump power as functions of the fiber length, the fiber numerical aperture and the radial distribution of the dopant. Analyses for both step-index and graded-index POFs have been done.