Abstract
Heavy metal oxide glasses containing GeO2 were investigated as potential hosts for 1.48 μm fiber-optic amplifiers because of their low phonon energy. Addition of ⩾10 mol % GeO2 to 0.57PbO−0.25Bi2O3−0.18Ga2O3 (mole fraction) glass provided thermal stability as well as good emission properties. The optimum glass composition for 1.48 μm amplifiers, considering lifetimes and population of the Tm3+:3H4 level, was 0.8 (0.57PbO−0.25Bi2O3−0.18Ga2O3)−0.2GeO2 (mole fraction). As the concentration of codoped Ho3+ exceeded 0.2 mol %, the population density of the Tm3+:3H4 level decreased sharply and the population inversion between the H43 and F43 levels in Tm3+ was achieved.
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