Title :
Ytterbium related effects in Bismuth/Erbium/Ytterbium co-doped germanosilicate fibres
Author :
Sathi, Zinat Mahol ; Huayong Yang ; Yanhua Luo ; Jianzhong Zhang ; Gang-Ding Peng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Telecommun., Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Speculated Yb3+ related effects in Bi/Er/Yb co-doped fibre (BEYDF) are investigated. Compared with Bi/Er co-doped fibre (BEDF), adding Yb3+ has been shown to increase both emission and bandwidth by direct Yb3+ emission and through energy transfer.
Keywords :
bismuth; erbium; germanium compounds; infrared spectra; optical fibres; ytterbium; BEYDF; GeSiO4:Bi,Er,Yb; bandwidth; bismuth/erbium/ytterbium co-doped germanosilicate fibres; emission; energy transfer; ytterbium related effects; Bismuth; Educational institutions; Energy exchange; Erbium; Gain; Glass; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC