Title :
Excited state absorption in bismuth-doped fibers with various glass compositions
Author :
Dianov, Evgeny M. ; Riumkin, K.E. ; Melkumov, M.A. ; Bufetov, I.A.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Excited state absorption (ESA) in various bismuth-doped fibers was investigated. No significant ESA in IR emission bands of Bi-doped germanosilicate and phosphosilicate fibers was found. Considerable ESA was observed in Bi-doped aluminosilicate fibers at 800-1700nm.
Keywords :
aluminosilicate glasses; bismuth; excited states; fibre lasers; germanate glasses; laser beams; optical glass; phosphosilicate glasses; Al2O3SiO2:Bi; Bi-doped aluminosilicate fiber; Bi-doped germanosilicate fiber; Bi-doped phosphosilicate fiber; ESA; IR emission bands; excited state absorption; glass compositions; wavelength 800 nm to 1700 nm; Fiber lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu2D.5
