//Introduction to Fiber Optics by A. Ghatak and K. Thyagarajan, Cambridge, New Delhi, 1999 //Example 14.1 //OS=Windows XP sp3 //Scilab version 5.5.2 clc; clear; //given lambda=980e-9;//Operating wavelength in m Sigmapa=3.1e-25;//Absorption cross section at pump in m^2 tsp=12e-3;//spontaneous emission lifetime in sec h=6.626e-34;//Planck's constant in SI Units c=3e8;//speed of electrons in m/s v=c/lambda;//frequency corresponding to given wavelength in Hz Ip0=h*v/(Sigmapa*tsp);//Intensity at pump in W/(m^2) mprintf("\n Ip0=%e W/(m^2)",Ip0)//The answers vary due to round off error //Case (i) lambdas=1536e-9;//Wavelength of signal used Sigmasa=4.644e-25;//Absorption cross section at signal in m^2 Sigmase=4.644e-25;//Emission cross section at signal in m^2 etas=Sigmase/Sigmasa;//Ratio of emission to absorption cross sections mprintf("\n\n For a signal wavelength of 1536 nm:"); Ipt=Ip0/etas;//Threshold pump intensity in W/(m^2) mprintf("\n Threshold pump intensity = %.2e W/(m^2)",Ipt);//The answers vary due to round off error vs=c/lambdas;//frequency corresponding to wavelength of signal used Is0=h*vs/((Sigmasa+Sigmase)*tsp);//Corresponding intensity at signal in W/(m^2) mprintf("\n Is0=%.2e W/(m^2)",Is0);//The answers vary due to round off error //Case (ii) lambdas=1550e-9;//Wavelength of signal used Sigmasa=2.545e-25;//Absorption cross section at signal in m^2 Sigmase=3.410e-25;//Emission cross section at signal in m^2 etas=Sigmase/Sigmasa;//Ratio of emission to absorption cross sections mprintf("\n\n For a signal wavelength of 1550 nm:"); Ipt=Ip0/etas;//Threshold pump intensity in W/(m^2) mprintf("\n Threshold pump intensity = %.2e W/(m^2)",Ipt); //Case (iii) lambdas=15380e-9;//Wavelength of signal used Sigmasa=0.654e-25;//Absorption cross section at signal in m^2 Sigmase=1.133e-25;//Emission cross section at signal in m^2 etas=Sigmase/Sigmasa;//Ratio of emission to absorption cross sections mprintf("\n\n For a signal wavelength of 1580 nm:"); Ipt=Ip0/etas;//Threshold pump intensity in W/(m^2) mprintf("\n Threshold pump intensity = %.2e W/(m^2)",Ipt);