Title :
Bi-doped silica fibers - a new active medium for tunable fiber lasers and broadband fiber amplifiers
Author :
Dvoyrin, V.V. ; Mashinsky, V.M. ; Dianov, E.M. ; Umnikov, A.A. ; Yashkov, M.V. ; Guryanov, A.N.
Author_Institution :
Prokhorov Gen. Phys. Inst., Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow
Abstract :
Spectroscopic study of MCVD Bi-doped silica-based optical fibers revealed a broadband long-lived luminescence with the maximum in 1050-1200 nm range that makes such fibers promising for fiber lasers and amplifiers for the second telecommunication window
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; photoluminescence; silicon compounds; 1050 to 1200 nm; Bi-doped silica fibers; MCVD; SiO2:Bi2O3; active medium; broadband amplifiers; fiber amplifiers; fiber lasers; luminescence; second telecommunication window; spectroscopic study; tunable lasers; Absorption; Bismuth; Broadband amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Glass; Luminescence; Optical fibers; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215390
