%0 Journal Article
%T Comparative Modeling of Infrared Fiber Lasers
%A Angela B. Seddon
%A Emma Barney
%A Francesco Prudenzano
%A Hovik Baghdasaryan
%A Lukasz Sojka
%A Marian Marciniak
%A Mario C. Falconi
%A Pavel Peterka
%A Slawomir Sujecki
%A Stefano Taccheo
%A Trevor M. Benson
%J Photonics | An Open Access Journal from MDPI
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics5040048
%X Abstract The modeling and design of fiber lasers facilitate the process of their practical realization. Of particular interest during the last few years is the development of lanthanide ion-doped fiber lasers that operate at wavelengths exceeding 2000 nm. There are two main host glass materials considered for this purpose, namely fluoride and chalcogenide glasses. Therefore, this study concerned comparative modeling of fiber lasers operating within the infrared wavelength region beyond 2000 nm. In particular, the convergence properties of selected algorithms, implemented within various software environments, were studied with a specific focus on the central processing unit (CPU) time and calculation residual. Two representative fiber laser cavities were considered: One was based on a chalcogenide¨Cselenide glass step-index fiber doped with trivalent dysprosium ions, whereas the other was a fluoride step-index fiber doped with trivalent erbium ions. The practical calculation accuracy was also assessed by comparing directly the results obtained from the different models. View Full-Tex
%K mid-infrared light sources
%K near-infrared light sources
%K rare earth-doped fibers
%U https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/5/4/48