Title :
Broadening of the erbium emission in dielectric nanoparticles doped silica-based fibres
Author :
Blanc, W. ; Dussardier, B. ; Peretti, R. ; Jurdyc, A.M. ; Jacquier, B. ; Foret, M. ; Dragomir, N. ; Roberts, A.
Author_Institution :
CNRS/LPMC, Univ. de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice
Abstract :
To improve spectral gain properties of silica-based EDFA, we propose a new route by embedding Er ions into dielectric nanoparticles. Broadening of emission band and fibre characterizations are presented.
Keywords :
erbium; nanoparticles; optical fibres; photoluminescence; silicon compounds; spectral line broadening; Er ions; SiO2:Er; broadening; dielectric nanoparticles; erbium emission; silica-based fibres; spectral gain properties; Atomic force microscopy; Calcium; Dielectrics; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Glass; Nanoparticles; Optical fiber devices; Preforms; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729175
