title: Effect of the AlPO4 join on the pump-to-signal conversion efficiency in heavily Er-doped fibers.
abstract: Heavily Er-doped fibers (EDFs) based on P(2)O(5)-Al(2)O(3)-SiO(2) (PAS) ternary glass have been studied. A unique feature of this glass is the formation of a AlPO(4) join having a structure similar to that of SiO(2) glass and a refractive index below it. It is found that the Er(3+) absorption and emission spectra in the PAS EDFs are defined by the dopant (Al(2)O(3) or P(2)O(5)) present in excess and are close to those of the corresponding binary glass (Al(2)O(3)-SiO(2) or P(2)O(5)-SiO(2)). The presence of the AlPO(4) join results in the enhancement of the pump-to-signal conversion efficiency in the PAS EDFs as compared with the EDFs based on the P(2)O(5)-SiO(2) and Al(2)O(3)-SiO(2) (with 1.5 mol. %Al(2)O(3) and less) binary glasses. The PAS host glass is advantageous in the case of large-mode-area active fibers.
authors.affiliation: Fiber Optics Research Center of RAS, 38 Vavilov Street, Moscow, 119333, Russia. likhachev@fo.gpi.ru
authors.forename: Mikhail E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Likhachev
authors.forename: Mikhail M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bubnov
authors.forename: Kirill V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Zotov
authors.forename: Denis S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lipatov
authors.forename: Mikhail V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Yashkov
authors.forename: Aleksei N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Guryanov