Title :
Use of alumina nanoparticles for preparation of erbium-doped fibers
Author :
Podrazky, Ondrej ; Kasik, Ivan ; Pospisilova, Marie ; Matejec, Vlastimil
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Electron. AS CR, Prague
Abstract :
It has been found that optical fibers doped in the core with alumina nanoparticles and erbium ions have approx. three-times lower base-line attenuation than the fibers prepared from a solution of aluminium chloride by using the conventional solution-doping technique. The doping with alumina nanoparticles has not caused a pronounced increase of erbium luminescence at 1530 nm.
Keywords :
alumina; doping; erbium; luminescence; materials preparation; nanoparticles; optical fibres; Al2O3; Jk:Er; alumina nanoparticles; aluminium chloride; attenuation; erbium ions; erbium luminescence; erbium-doped fibers; material preparation; optical fibers; solution doping; wavelength 1530 nm; Aluminum oxide; Attenuation; Doping; Electrons; Erbium; Luminescence; Nanoparticles; Optical fibers; Preforms; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382369