Fabrication and properties of polymer optical fibers containing Nd-chelate

Author

Kuriki, K. ; Kobayashi, T. ; Imai, N. ; Tamura, T. ; Nishihara, S. ; Tagaya, A. ; Koike, Y. ; Okamoto, Y.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

12

Issue

8

fYear

2000

Firstpage

989

Lastpage

991

Abstract

Graded-index poly(methyl methacrylate) optical fibers (GI POF) containing a Nd-chelate have been fabricated. The absorption spectrum of the fiber exhibited several strong bands in the visible and infrared regions. We have observed infrared fluorescence (0.90, 1.06, and 1.3 μm) of the Nd/sup 3+/ ion of the fiber at room temperature when it was pumped with an Ar/sup +/-pumped dye laser at 580 nm.

Keywords

fluorescence; gradient index optics; impurity absorption spectra; infrared spectra; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; optical polymers; photoluminescence; polymer fibres; refractive index; visible spectra; 0.9 mum; 1.06 mum; 1.3 mum; 25 C; 580 nm; Ar; Ar/sup +/-pumped dye laser; Nd-chelate; absorption spectrum; fabrication; graded-index optical fibers; infrared fluorescence; infrared region; poly(methyl methacrylate) optical fibers; polymer optical fibers; properties; room temperature; visible region; Argon; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluorescence; Infrared spectra; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.867984

Filename

867984