Laser cooling experiments to measure the quantum efficiency of Yb-doped silica fibers

Abstract

A detailed investigation into the wavelength-dependent cooling efficiencies of two ultra-pure large core diameter ytterbium-doped silica fibers is carried out by means of the laser-induced thermal modulation spectroscopy (LITMoS) method. From these measurements, an external quantum efficiency of 0.99 is obtained for both fibers. Optimal cooling is seen for pump wavelengths between 1032 and 1035 nm. The crossover wavelength from heating to cooling is identified to be between 1018 and 1021 nm. The fiber with higher Yb3+ ion density exhibits better cooling, seen by the input power normalized temperature differential.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 15, 2022
Source ID
10.1364/ol.463157

Entities

People

  • Alexander Neumann
  • Alexander R Albrecht
  • Angel S. Flores
  • Arash Mafi
  • Brian Topper
  • Christian Hupel
  • Denny Häßner
  • Johannes Nold
  • Mansoor Sheik‐Bahae
  • Nicoletta Haarlammert
  • Sigrun Hein
  • Stefan Kuhn
  • Thomas Schreiber

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering
  • University of New Mexico

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Quantum Computing