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Opt Express
; 23(4): 4163-72, 2015 Feb 23.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25836454
RESUMO
We report for the first time the conversion of incoherent infrared light around 4.4µm into a near-infrared signal at 810nm in erbium-doped GaGeSbS fibers and bulk glass samples. This energy conversion is made possible by pumping erbium doped chalcogenide samples at 982 nm and simultaneously exciting them with a 4.4µm infrared signal. This result paves the way for the development of an "all-optical" gas sensor able to detect various gas traces using a remote detection based on commercial silica fibers.