Computational analysis of the amplification features of active plastic optical fibers

Polymer optical fibers doped with organic dyes can be used as efficient optical amplifiers and lasers in the visible region. We computationally study the spectral evolution with distance of the pulses propagating along such fibers. The main goal is to analyze the lasing threshold and the slope effic...

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Published in:Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science Applications and materials science, 2011-08, Vol.208 (8), p.1845-1848
Main Authors: Ayesta, I., Arrue, J., Jiménez, F., Illarramendi, M. A., Zubia, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ASE threshold
dye lasers
Exact sciences and technology
fiber lasers
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Laser optical systems: design and operation
numerical aperture
Optics
Physics
polymer optical fibers
Resonators, cavities, amplifiers, arrays, and rings
rhodamine 6G
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Summary:Polymer optical fibers doped with organic dyes can be used as efficient optical amplifiers and lasers in the visible region. We computationally study the spectral evolution with distance of the pulses propagating along such fibers. The main goal is to analyze the lasing threshold and the slope efficiency as functions of the fraction of spontaneous emission that contributes to laser emission. The discussion focuses on rhodamine‐6G doped fibers.
ISSN:1862-6300
1862-6319
DOI:10.1002/pssa.201084111