Title :
Bi-doped lithium alumino silicate glass for ultra-broadband near-infrared optical gain medium
Author :
Suzuki, Takenobu ; Ohishi, Yasutake
Author_Institution :
Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya
Abstract :
Near infrared emission with a bandwidth more than 450 nm which should be useful for ultra broadband optical amplifiers and tunable lasers for optical telecommunication, has been observed from Bi-doped lithium alumino silicate glass.
Keywords :
aluminosilicate glasses; bismuth; laser beams; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical glass; optical transmitters; solid lasers; Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2JkJk:Bi; bismuth-doped lithium alumino silicate glass; near infrared emission; optical amplifiers; optical telecommunication; tunable lasers; ultra-broadband near-infrared optical gain medium; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Glass; Lithium; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical materials; Optimized production technology; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; (160.2290) Fiber materials; (160.2540) Fluorescent and luminescent materials; (160.2750) Glass and other amorphous materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627731
