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A sort of nontrivial competition between the excited state absorption (ESA) and optical gain is shown and interpreted for 9 m-long optical fiber. Using a typical SiO2:Nd3+ fiber we observe an interesting nonmonotonic dependence of the gain on signal (probe beam) intensity with substantial contribution of the ESA. This behavior is simulated via kinetic analysis.
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Stremplewski, P., Koepke, C., Piatkowski, D. et al. Nonmonotonic saturation characteristic and excited state absorption in long optical fiber. Appl. Phys. B 103, 123–128 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-4198-0
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