Title :
Novel glasses and glass-ceramics for broadband optical amplification
Author :
Qiu, Jianrong ; Zhou, Shifeng ; Ren, Jinjun ; Wu, Botao
Author_Institution :
Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou
Abstract :
Optical fiber amplifier plays an important role in the optical communication system. Recently, considerable effort has been devoted to develop optical fiber amplifiers which can be used to produce optical gains at different communication bands. In this paper, we review recent research progress on the development of novel materials for optical amplification. We will introduce Bi-doped glasses and transparent Ni2+-doped glass-ceramics, which are very promising for the realization of ultrabroad band optical amplification.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; germanate glasses; glass ceramics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical glass; solid lasers; transparency; Bi-doped glasses; GeO2-Al2O3-Bi2O3:Ni; Ni2+-doped glass-ceramics; SiO2:Bi; broadband amplification; glass-ceramics; glasses; optical amplification; optical communication system; optical fiber amplifier; optical gains; transparency; Broadband amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain measurement; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
DOI :
10.1109/AOE.2007.4410896
