Title :
Transparent Bi2O3-based nonlinear optical fiber with erbium doping
Author :
Hasegawa, T. ; Sugimoto, Naozo
Author_Institution :
Res. Center, Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
An erbium-doped Bi2O3-based nonlinear optical fiber is developed to reduce the propagation loss. The significantly enhanced four-wave-mixing and its wavelength dependence reveal that the propagation loss is completely compensated by the Er3+ excitation.
Keywords :
erbium; light propagation; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optics; optical fibre losses; optical fibres; Bi2O3; Er3+ excitation; erbium-doped nonlinear optical fiber; four wave mixing; reduced propagation loss; wavelength dependence; Bismuth; Doping; Erbium; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192887