Table 1 Simulation parameters for Tm3+/Ho3+ doped cores.

From: Ultrabroadband near-infrared emission profiling in multicore optical fibers doped with Er3+ and Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+ ions

Quantity

Symbol

Value

Unit

Thulium concentration

NTm

1.65 × 1026

m−3

Holmium concentration

NHo

2.06 × 1025

m−3

Fiber length

Lf

0.25

m

Core radius

rc

7.5

µm

Pumping wavelength

λexc

808

nm

Lifetime of level 3F4

τ1

1922

µs

Lifetime of level 3H4

τ2

11

µs

Lifetime of level 5I7

τ3

3332

µs

Energy transfer coefficient Tm → Ho

WET

5 × 10−21

m3/s

Maximum absorption cross-section (Tm)

σa1

3.29 × 10−21

cm2

Maximum emission cross-section (Tm)

σe1

5.28 × 10–21

cm2

Maximum absorption cross-section (Ho)

σa2

12.89 × 10−21

cm2

Maximum emission cross-section (Ho)

σe2

14.82 × 10−21

cm2

Pump absorption coefficient at 808 nm

αTm

0.149

cm−1