RT Journal Article T1 Dynamic population gratings in highly doped erbium fibers A1 Melle Hernández, Sonia A1 Gómez Calderón, Óscar A1 Zhuo, Zhong C. A1 Antón Revilla, Miguel Ángel A1 Carreño Sánchez, Fernando AB The efficiency of the dynamic population gratings recorded in highly doped erbium fibers has been studied. We find that the grating response increases with optical density, although the presence of erbium ion pairs in fibers with ion density of the order of 6:3 × 1025 m−3 degrades the grating efficiency. The experimental results have been reproduced including inhomogeneous upconversion processes in the nonlinear coupled-wave equations. PB OSA Publising SN 0740-3224 YR 2011 FD 2011-06-07 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44626 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44626 LA eng NO © 2011 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited. NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación de España (MICINN) NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid (España) NO Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH) (España) DS Docta Complutense RD 6 abr 2025