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We have analyzed the characteristics of 1.3 μm praseodymium (Pr3+) doped bidirectionally pumped double pass (BIP-DP) configuration amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) source theoretically and experimentally. The source’s simulation model was established and corresponding simulated results were given. The effects of pump ratio, Pr3+-doped fiber (PDF) length, total pump power and source’s optical losses were researched. The output power of BIP-DP ASE source is mainly affected by the total pump power, PDF length and source’s optical losses, while it has little relationship with the pump ratio. The BIP-DP ASE source operating at the symmetric bi-directional pump condition was constructed experimentally. The acquired output power of more than 5 mW has been obtained experimentally, which was with the quasi-gaussian output spectrum, and its 3 dB bandwidth is ~ 20 nm.
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The authors would like to thank the State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, China. This work was supported by the national key research and development program of China (No.2017YFF0204901), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No.Y19F050039).
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Mou, J., Huang, T., Che, S. et al. Theoretical and experimental analysis of bidirectionally pumped 1.3 μm Pr3+-doped ASE source. Opt Quant Electron 51, 176 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-019-1895-8
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