Title :
Optical amplification in the 1300nm telecommunications window in a Bi-doped silica fiber
Author :
Seo, Young-Seok ; Fujimoto, Yasushi ; Nakatsuka, Masahiro
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita
Abstract :
We report optical amplification in a bismuth-doped silica fiber at 1308 nm with 810 nm excitation and demonstrated simultaneous optical amplification at two wavelengths near 1300 nm region. This wavelength is the closest to the important telecommunications window.
Keywords :
bismuth; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical glass; optical transmitters; silicon compounds; SiO2JkJk:Bi; bismuth-doped silica fiber; optical amplification; telecommunication window; wavelength 1300 nm; wavelength 1308 nm; wavelength 810 nm; Diode lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical fiber couplers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission; (060.2290) fiber material; (250.4480) Optical amplifier;
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.2006.4628218
