DocumentCode
2986645
Title
Wide field of view image amplifier based on Yb-doped multi-core phosphate optical fiber
Author
Chavez-Pirson, Arturo ; Hwang, Bor-Chyuan ; Nguyen, Dan ; Luo, Tao ; Jiang, Shibin
Author_Institution
NP Photonics Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1978
Abstract
We demonstrate a 3×3 optical image amplifier array based on high gain per unit length ytterbium-doped phosphate glass fiber. Doped cores, or pixels, are on a 14-μm pitch and deliver 30 dB gain at 1017 nm.
Keywords
image intensifiers; optical arrays; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibres; optical images; phosphate glasses; ytterbium; 1017 nm; Yb-doped multicore phosphate optical fiber; optical image amplifier array; Doped fiber amplifiers; Glass; Optical arrays; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202340
Filename
1573406
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