Title :
Low power nonlinear response of Yb3+-doped optical fibre Bragg gratings
Author :
Janos, M. ; Arkwright, J. ; Brodzeli, Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
fDate :
12/4/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The low power nonlinear response of Yb3+-doped fibre Bragg gratings is investigated near 1550 nm. A modulation depth of 63% was achieved for a launched 980 nm pump power of 20 mW, 53% of which may be attributed to thermal effects and 10% to electronic effects associated with the dopant
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibres; ytterbium; 1550 nm; 20 mW; 980 nm; Yb3+-doped optical fibre; dopant effects; electronic effects; fibre Bragg gratings; low power nonlinear response; modulation depth; thermal effects;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971435
