Lighting up erbium with water: Observation of substantial crystalline matrix element enhancements

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  • G. A. Thomas
  • D. M. Bubb
  • D. J. Werder
  • S.-W. Cheong
  • J. F. Federici
چکیده

We have found substantial enhancements of the optical matrix elements of Er atoms when water molecules augment the symmetry-breaking electric fields in their crystalline environment. We measure enhancement factors of order 5 for the set of Er energy levels with wavelengths near 1550 nm. These transitions are technologically important because they are used in optical amplifiers for communications. © 2001 American Institute of Physics. @DOI: 10.1063/1.1390311#

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تاریخ انتشار 2001