Research Article

Numerical Simulation of 980 nm-LD-Pumped Yb3+-Er3+-Tm3+-Codoped Fiber Amplifier for 1500 nm and 1600 nm Bands

Table 1

Spectroscopic parameters of Er3+-doped and Tm3+ doped telluride fiber for numerical calculation.

ParameterSymbolValueUnitRemarks

Core diameter 2 𝑟 5.0 𝜇 m
Background loss 𝛼 0.1dB/m

Spontaneous emission rate (Er3+) 𝐴 1 0 172.41/s [37]
𝐴 4 0 1804.31/s
𝐴 2 1 10001/s
𝐴 3 2 510001/s
𝐴 5 4 510001/s
𝐴 6 5 510001/s

Spontaneous emission rate (Tm3+) 𝑎 2 1 3111/s [37]
𝑎 3 2 1311/s

Energy transfer rate 𝑊 E T 1 1401/s [38]
𝑊 E T 3 9851/s

Transition rate of ASE 𝐴 8 7 4001/s [37]
𝐴 4 1 1804.31/s

Pump absorption cross section 𝜎 𝑝 1 1.0 × 10-25m2 [38]
𝜎 𝑝 2 1.0 × 10-26m2
𝜎 𝑝 3 1.0 × 10-25m2

Stimulated emission cross section (Er3+) 𝜎 2 1 8.6 × 10-25m2 [38]
𝜎 1 2 8.5 × 10-25m2

Pump emission cross section (Er3+) 𝜎 3 1 1.0 × 10-26m2[38]

Stimulated emission cross section (Tm3+) 𝜎 9 7 4.5 × 10-25m2 [38]
𝜎 7 9 4.5 × 10-25m2
𝜎 8 7 8.6 × 10-25m2
𝜎 7 8 8.6 × 10-25m2